Koerner Susan Silverberg, Kenyon DenYelle Baete, Shirai Yumi
University of Arizona, Tucson, 85721-0033, USA.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2009 Mar-Apr;48(2):238-45. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.01.015. Epub 2008 Mar 11.
The present study asks whether the positive, rewarding experiences of caregiving (benefits/gains) emerge merely as a function of caregiver personality, or whether, after personality traits (agreeableness, conscientiousness, extroversion, neuroticism) are taken into account, other interpersonal factors make a difference. Survey data were collected from 63 family caregivers. Bivariate analyses revealed that caregiving benefits/gains were significantly and positively associated with two personality traits (agreeableness, extroversion), family and spouse/partner socio-emotional support, and prior relationship quality. Hierarchical regressions indicated that whereas neither family socio-emotional support nor prior relationship quality significantly predicted variance in caregiving benefits/gains beyond that accounted for by agreeableness and extroversion, spouse/partner socio-emotional support did. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
本研究探讨了照顾他人所带来的积极有益体验（益处/收获）是否仅仅是照顾者个性的作用，或者在考虑了个性特质（宜人性、尽责性、外向性、神经质）之后，其他人际因素是否会产生影响。我们从63名家庭照顾者那里收集了调查数据。双变量分析表明，照顾他人的益处/收获与两种个性特质（宜人性、外向性）、家庭及配偶/伴侣的社会情感支持以及先前的关系质量显著正相关。分层回归分析表明，虽然家庭社会情感支持和先前的关系质量均未显著预测出超出宜人性和外向性所能解释的照顾他人益处/收获的方差，但配偶/伴侣的社会情感支持却做到了。文中还讨论了该研究对研究和实践的启示。
