title: Depression in the caregiving mothers of adult schizophrenics: a test of the resource deterioration model.
abstract: The predictive validity of the resource deterioration model was tested with a sample of 100 Black, elderly, low-income, unmarried, caregiving mothers of adult schizophrenic sons and/or daughters. Stressors consisted of three social variables (burden of care, economic strain, undesirable life events) and one physical variable (poor physical health). Stress mediators consisted of coping and social support resources; the outcome variable was defined as depression. The results indicated support for the resource deterioration model with regard to a physical stressor and coping resources, but not for social stressors and social support resources.
authors.affiliation: Western Mental Health Center, Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham, Alabama 35218, USA.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Hobbs
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological