Smith G C
Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park 20742-1131, USA.
Psychol Aging. 1996 Jun;11(2):353-61. doi: 10.1037//0882-7974.11.2.353.
A two-factor model of caregiving appraisal and psychological well-being, based on previous findings with caregiving spouses (M.P. Lawton, M. Moss, M.H. Kleban, A. Glicksman, & M. Rovine, 1991), was tested with 225 older mothers who provided care at home to an offspring with mental retardation. The effects of objective caregiving stressors, caregiver resources, and subjective appraisals (caregiving satisfaction and burden) on the positive and negative dimensions of psychological well-being were examined. LISREL 8 analyses revealed that the model differed in two key ways for caregiving mothers: (a) Positive psychological well-being appeared to diminish subjective burden, and (b) both objective stressors and resources were unrelated to subjective burden. These findings suggest the need for future research into how caregiving dynamics are influenced by the specific nature of the relationship between the caregiver and the recipient.
基于先前对提供照料的配偶的研究结果（M.P. 劳顿、M. 莫斯、M.H. 克莱班、A. 格利克斯曼和M. 罗文，1991年），对一个关于照料评估与心理健康的双因素模型进行了测试，研究对象为225名在家照料患有智力障碍子女的老年母亲。研究考察了客观照料压力源、照料者资源以及主观评估（照料满意度和负担）对心理健康的积极和消极维度的影响。LISREL 8分析显示，该模型在照料母亲方面有两个关键差异：（a）积极的心理健康似乎会减轻主观负担，（b）客观压力源和资源均与主观负担无关。这些发现表明，未来有必要研究照料者与受照料者之间关系的特定性质如何影响照料动态。
