RT Journal Article
T1 Life satisfaction and the mediating role of character strengths and gains in informal caregivers
A1 García-Castro, F. Javier
A1 Hernández, Ana
A1 Blanca-Mena, María José
K1 Estrés (Psicología)
AB Introduction: Being an informal caregiver can have both negative and positive consequences for well-being. Within the framework of he stress process model, few studies have examined values and perceived gains of caregiving as mediating variables of life satisfaction.Aim: To explore the role of character strengths and perceived gains as mediators in the association between life satisfaction and primary and secondary stressors in informal caregivers of persons with dementia.Method: Participants were 112 informal caregivers. Hierarchical regression, correlation and mediation analyses were performed.Results: Lower life satisfaction was associated with being female, unmarried, caring for someone with greater cognitive impairment, a higher level of stress, having restricted leisure time and perceiving financial difficulties. Hope mediated the associations between perceived stress and both life satisfaction and perceived gains of caregiving.Discussion: Hope is a key strength and its lack is one pathway through which stress may cause low satisfaction and low perceived gains from caregiving.Implications for practice: Without hope, it is difficult for caregivers to generate goals and be motivated to achieve them. Nursing and care staff should aim to promote a sense of purpose and achievement among informal caregivers so as to foster a morepositive caring experience.
YR 2021
FD 2021-04-27
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/22640
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/22640
LA eng
NO García-Castro, F. J., Hernández, A., & Blanca, M. J. (2021). Life satisfaction and the  mediating role of character strengths and gains in informal caregivers. Journal of  Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. http://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12764.
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