ERIC Number: EJ747687
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Jan
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0197-6664
Family Caregivers' Patterns of Positive and Negative Affect
Robertson, Suzanne M.; Zarit, Steven H.; Duncan, Larissa G.; Rovine, Michael J.; Femia, Elia E.
Family Relations, v56 n1 p12-23 Jan 2007
Stressful and positive family caregiving experiences were examined as predictors of caregivers' patterns of positive and negative affect in a sample of families providing care for a relative with dementia (N = 234). Four affect pattern groups were identified: (a) Well Adjusted (i.e., high positive affect, low negative affect); (b) Ambiguous (i.e., low on both positive and negative affect); (c) Intense (i.e., high on both positive and negative affect); and (d) Distressed (i.e., high negative affect, low positive affect). A multivariate model that included demographic characteristics and indicators of stressful and positive experiences of caregiving yielded 2 significant discriminant functions that served to classify caregivers correctly into their known affect groups. Implications for improving intervention efforts targeting family caregivers are discussed.
Descriptors: Caregivers, Predictor Variables, Dementia, Multivariate Analysis, Intervention, Affective Behavior
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Language: English
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