title: Personality Traits in College Students and Caregiving for a Relative with a Chronic Health Condition.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate among college students the relationship between personality traits and willingness to care for a relative with a chronic health condition. 329 undergraduate students completed an online questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regressions found that after controlling for demographics personality traits explained 10% of the variance in willingness to provide emotional care, 7% in instrumental care, and 7% in nursing care. Within these models, greater empathy was uniquely associated with willingness to provide emotional, instrumental, and nursing care for a family member in the future. Similarly, participants with high agreeableness were more willing to provide emotional care, and participant older age was a unique predictor of instrumental care. The results can help shape research on interventions that incorporate perspective taking, motivational interviewing, and training in life skills as a means of boosting college students' willingness to provide care for a relative with a chronic health condition.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3540-8415
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Trujillo
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2070-215X
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Aaliah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elnasseh
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Bradford S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Melody
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mickens