Influence of Neuroticism, Ethnicity, Familism, and Social Support on Perceived Burden in Dementia Caregivers: Pilot Test of the Transactional Stress and Social Support Model | Zendy

Gia Robinson Shurgot | Zendy; Bob G. Knight | Zendy

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Influence of Neuroticism, Ethnicity, Familism, and Social Support on Perceived Burden in Dementia Caregivers: Pilot Test of the Transactional Stress and Social Support Model

Author(s) -

Gia Robinson Shurgot,

Bob G. Knight

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/60.6.p331

Subject(s) - neuroticism , social support , psychology , dementia , transactional analysis , caregiver burden , ethnic group , transactional leadership , family caregivers , clinical psychology , structural equation modeling , developmental psychology , personality , gerontology , social psychology , medicine , disease , pathology , sociology , anthropology , statistics , mathematics

In this study we assessed the new transactional stress and social support model, postulating the role of neuroticism, ethnicity, familism, and social support in perceived burden in dementia caregivers. We used a convenience sample (N=77) of African American and White dementia caregivers. Results substantiated interrelationships among social support variables, and the influence of perceived positive social support on burden. Neuroticism was related to the perception of positive social support and burden. Results corroborated the model, focusing on neuroticism and quality of social support in modeling perceived burden in family caregivers. Findings call attention to the role of presumably long-standing individual differences in neuroticism that influence caregiver appraisals of stress and social support.

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