Effects on resilience of women family caregivers of adults with serious mental illness: the role of positive cognitions.
This study examined the effects of risk and protective factors on resilience in 60 women family members of adults with serious mental illness. Both the risk factors constituting caregiver burden (strain, stigma, client dependence, and family disruption) and protective factors, including eight positive cognitions were found to predict two indicators of resilience: resourcefulness and sense of coherence. The effects of caregiver burden on resourcefulness and sense of coherence were mediated by positive cognitions, lending support to resilience theory and suggesting the need to develop interventions to encourage positive thinking among women caregivers of adults with mental illness.
Zauszniewski
Jaclene A
JA
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4904, USA. jaz@case.edu
Bekhet
Abir K
AK
Suresky
M Jane
MJ
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011581:Psychological Tests; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult