Familism Beliefs and Psychological Distress Among African American Women Caregivers

Rozario, Philip A.; DeRienzis, Daniel

doi:10.1093/geront/48.6.772

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“…Finally, the extent of caregiving was the only background variable that had a direct positive effect on depression, as confirmed among other populations as well (Matsuu et al, 2000;Yates et al, 1999). Our results showed that sense of mastery was the major (negative) predictor of depression among ArabIsraeli caregivers, as has been reported among other populations (Clair et al, 1995;Pioli, 2010;Rozario & DeRienzis, 2008;Sherwood et al, 2007;Yates et al, 1999). This finding suggests that psychological resources, such as the sense of mastery, appear to protect even traditional caregivers from negative mental health consequences.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Particular attention has been given to the sense of mastery as a factor that may prevent caregivers from becoming increasingly stressed over time (Clair et al, 1995;Pearlin & Schooler, 1978;Pioli, 2010;Rose, Mallinson, & Gerson, 2006;Sherwood et al, 2007;Yates, Tennstedt, & Chang, 1999). Studies cite a negative association between mastery and subjective caregiver burden (Clair et al, 1995;Miller, Cambpell, Farran, Kaufman, & Davis, 1995;Schreiner & Morimoto, 2003), as well as between mastery and caregiver depressive symptoms (Clair et al, 1995;Pioli, 2010;Rozario & DeRienzis, 2008;Sherwood et al, 2007;Yates et al, 1999).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, women also have higher mastery (Martire, Schulz, Worsch, & Newsom, 2003) and greater filial piety (Cheung & Kwan, 2009). Higher educational level is associated with lower caregiver depression (Clair et al, 1995;Rozario & DeRienzis, 2008;. This correlation may also be mediated by caregiving burden (Clair et al, 1995;Papastavrou et al, 2007), sense of mastery, (Clair et al, 1995) or by filial piety (Finley et al, 1988).…”

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Does filial piety decrease depression among family caregivers?

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Litwin

2011

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“…Indeed, some studies have shown familism as a protective factor against burden (Losada et al, 2006;Scharlach et al, 2006), whereas other studies have shown familism to be related to caregiver distress (Youn, Knight, Jeong, & Benton, 1999), higher levels of depression, and perceived stress (Rozario & DeRienzis, 2008). Thus, these mixed findings lend support to the multidimensionality of caregiver orientation that we found in our study.…”

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confidence: 79%

Orientation to the Caregiver Role Among Latinas of Mexican Origin

Mendez-Luck

Geldhof

Anthony

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Purpose of the Study: To develop the Caregiver Orientation Scale for Mexican-Origin Women and evaluate its psychometric properties. Design and Methods: We developed a questionnaire to measure domains of cultural orientation to the caregiver role based on formative research and on the Cultural Justifications for Caregiving Scale. We conducted a series of exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) on data collected from 163 caregivers. We estimated internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's coefficient alpha) and assessed construct validity by estimating correlations between all latent factors and self-rated health, interview language, and weekly hours of care. Results: EFAs suggested four factors representing familism, obligation, burden, and caregiving intensity that displayed good fit (χ 2 (df = 63) = 70.52, p = .24; RMSEA = .03 [90% CI: 0.00, 0.06]; comparative fit index = .99). Multi-item scales representing the four domains had coefficient alphas ranging from .68 to .86. Obligation was positively associated with burden (.46, p < .001) and intensity (.34, p < .01), which were themselves positively correlated (.63, p < .001). Familism was positively associated with obligation (.25, p < .05) yet negatively associated with burden (−.35, p < .01) and intensity (−.22, p < .05). Weekly hours of care were positively associated with burden (.26, p < .01) and intensity (.18, p < .05), whereas self-rated health and burden (−.21, p < .05) and Spanish language and intensity (−.31, p < .001) were negatively correlated. Implications: The study shows that Mexican-origin caregiver orientation is multidimensional and that caregivers may have conflicting motivations for caregiving. Empirical studies that have examined the cultural values associated with caregiving in Latino populations have focused on familism, a multidimensional construct that has been used to explain the structure and interrelations of Latino families. Familism involves reciprocity and sacrifice across a strong interdependent network of kin and non-kin individuals (Losada et al.

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“…Literature suggests that there is an interaction among ethnicity and cultural beliefs (Rozario, et al, 2008;Kim, et al, 2007). Therefore, to accurately assess the distinction among ethnicity and cultural two measures of cultural beliefs was administered.…”

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Correlations among Coping Skills and Life Satisfaction in Ethnic Older Caregivers

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The purpose of the present study is to extend our current understanding of the effects of caregiver burden on life satisfaction by examining whether or not there are ethnic differences in coping strategies used to manage caregiving. Several specific hypotheses were tested in order to determine the linkages among age, gender, ethnicity (i.e., familism, filial piety), caregiver burden, coping with caregiving, and life satisfaction. A total of 103 Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White participants ages 60 and older were included in this study (mean age was 67.42; 16.5% male; 83.5 % female; 52.4% Hispanic; 47.6% Non-Hispanic White). The results suggest that demographics and certain coping skills can influence levels of life satisfaction and burden experienced by caregivers. The findings from this study shed light on how to structure effective psychoeducational interventions, facilitate adaptive coping, reduce burden, and improve life satisfaction for older adult caregivers.iv

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Familism Beliefs and Psychological Distress Among African American Women Caregivers

Cited by 99 publications

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Does filial piety decrease depression among family caregivers?

Does filial piety decrease depression among family caregivers?

Orientation to the Caregiver Role Among Latinas of Mexican Origin

Correlations among Coping Skills and Life Satisfaction in Ethnic Older Caregivers

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