Rosa Romero-Moreno1, Andrés Losada2, María Marquez3, Ken Laidlaw4, Virginia Fernández-Fernández2, Celia Nogales-González2, Javier López5. 1. Department of Psychology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain. rosa.romero@urjc.es. 2. Department of Psychology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain. 3. Department of Biological and Health Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. 4. Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. 5. Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University CEU San Pablo, Boadilla del Monte, Spain.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The moderator role of guilt on the effect of leisure activities on dementia caregivers' depressive symptoms was analyzed, considering differences by kinship and guilt as a multidimensional construct. METHOD: Participants were 351 caregivers (58.97% daughters, 10.54% sons, 19.66% wives, and 10.83% husbands). Measures included frequency of leisure activities, depressive symptoms, and guilt (total scale and 5 factors). RESULTS: A moderator role of guilt was found only for daughters. Specifically, significant interactions between guilt and frequency of leisure activities were found for the total scale and for the Factors 1 (guilt about doing wrong by the care recipient), 2 (guilt about failing to meet the challenges of caregiving), and 3 (guilt about self-care). For those daughters who reported lower levels of leisure activities, showing higher levels of guilt was associated with higher scores in depressive symptoms, whereas those with lower levels of guilt showed lower depressive symptoms scores. DISCUSSION: Feelings of guilt may have different consequences on caregivers' distress depending on caregivers' gender and kinship. Daughters with higher levels of guilt who do not engage in leisure activities may be especially vulnerable to suffering psychological distress.
OBJECTIVES: The moderator role of guilt on the effect of leisure activities on dementia caregivers' depressive symptoms was analyzed, considering differences by kinship and guilt as a multidimensional construct. METHOD:Participants were 351 caregivers (58.97% daughters, 10.54% sons, 19.66% wives, and 10.83% husbands). Measures included frequency of leisure activities, depressive symptoms, and guilt (total scale and 5 factors). RESULTS: A moderator role of guilt was found only for daughters. Specifically, significant interactions between guilt and frequency of leisure activities were found for the total scale and for the Factors 1 (guilt about doing wrong by the care recipient), 2 (guilt about failing to meet the challenges of caregiving), and 3 (guilt about self-care). For those daughters who reported lower levels of leisure activities, showing higher levels of guilt was associated with higher scores in depressive symptoms, whereas those with lower levels of guilt showed lower depressive symptoms scores. DISCUSSION: Feelings of guilt may have different consequences on caregivers' distress depending on caregivers' gender and kinship. Daughters with higher levels of guilt who do not engage in leisure activities may be especially vulnerable to suffering psychological distress.
Authors: Brent T Mausbach; Rosa Romero-Moreno; Taylor Bos; Roland von Känel; Michael G Ziegler; Matthew A Allison; Paul J Mills; Joel E Dimsdale; Sonia Ancoli-Israel; Andrés Losada; María Márquez-González; Thomas L Patterson; Igor Grant Journal: Psychosom Med Date: 2017-09 Impact factor: 4.312
Authors: M D'Ippolito; M Aloisi; E Azicnuda; D Silvestro; M Giustini; F Verni; R Formisano; U Bivona Journal: Biomed Res Int Date: 2018-07-03 Impact factor: 3.411