RT Journal Article
T1 Work Experience and Emotional State in Caregivers of Elderly Relatives
A1 Crespo López, María
A1 Guillén Andrés, Ana Isabel
A1 Piccini, Ana Teresa
AB This study aims to investigate the influence of work experience variables on the emotional state of worker-caregivers based on stress process model. The emotional state (depression, negative and positive affect and worry-strain), caregiver and care recipient features, caregiving stressors and appraisal, and role strains/work-related variables were assessed in 83 worker-caregivers of elderly dependent relatives. Hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses were performed for each of the four emotional outcome variables. Caregiving overload and positive job experience were the best predictors of depression and positive affect. The predictors of negative affect were reaction to memory and behavior problems, overload and role captivity. The predictors of worry and strain were daily hours of caregiving worries, reaction to memory and behavior problems, overload, role captivity and job-caregiving conflicts. The explained variances for the four models were 58.8%, 40.2%, 62.9% and 78.8%, respectively; the role strain contributions were 8.2%, 13.2%, 7.2% and 6%. The results indicate that the effect of perceived job experiences on caregivers’ emotional status is more relevant than objective job conflicts. In addition, caregivers’ emotional state is primarily related to the subjective indicators of caregiving stressors, with a lower contribution of work-related variables.
PB Cambridge University Press
SN 1138-7416
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95262
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95262
LA eng
NO Crespo M, Guillén AI, Piccini AT. Work Experience and Emotional State in Caregivers of Elderly Relatives. Span J Psychol. 2019 Jul 12;22:E34.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 13 abr 2025