title: Psychometric properties of the Valued Living Questionnaire Adapted to Dementia Caregiving.
abstract: Caring for a relative with dementia is associated with physical and emotional health problems in caregivers. There are no studies analysing the role of personal values in the caregiver stress process. This study aims to analyse the psychometric properties of the Valued Living Questionnaire Adapted to Caregiving (VLQAC), and to explore the relationship between personal values and stressors, coping strategies and caregiver distress.
  
  
  
  A total of 253 individual interviews with caregivers of relatives with dementia were conducted, and the following variables were assessed: personal values, stressors, cognitive fusion, emotional acceptance, depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with life. An exploratory factor analysis and hierarchical regression analyses were carried out.
  
  
  
  Two factors were obtained, Commitment to Own Values and Commitment to Family Values which explain 43.42% of variance, with reliability coefficients (Cronbach's alpha) of .76 and .61, respectively. Personal values had a significant effect on emotional distress (depression and anxiety) and satisfaction with life, even when controlling for socio-demographic variables, stressors and coping strategies.
  
  
  
  Results suggest that the personal values construct of dementia caregivers is two-dimensional. The personal values of the caregivers play an important role in accounting for distress and satisfaction with life in this population.
authors.affiliation: a Psychology Department , Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid , Madrid , Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Romero-Moreno
authors.affiliation: a Psychology Department , Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid , Madrid , Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gallego-Alberto
authors.affiliation: b Biological and Health Psychology Department , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Madrid , Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Márquez-González
authors.affiliation: a Psychology Department , Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid , Madrid , Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Losada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Caregivers; acceptance and commitment therapy; assessment; dementia; values