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Cheng, Sheung-Tak; Lam, Linda C. W.; Kwok, Timothy; Ng, Natalie S. S.; Fung, Ada W. T. – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose: To test the effects of different self-efficacy beliefs on caregiver appraisals and depressive symptoms. We hypothesized that self-efficacy has a direct effect on depression while moderating the effects of behavioral problems on both negative (i.e., burden) and positive (i.e., uplifting) appraisals. Design and Methods: Ninety-nine Chinese…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Self Efficacy, Alzheimers Disease, Negative Attitudes
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Shaw, William S.; Patterson, Thomas L.; Semple, Shirley J.; Grant, Igor; Yu, Elena S. H.; Zhang, M. y.; He, Yanling; Wu, W. y. – Gerontologist, 1997
Compared coping factors among family caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients in Shanghai, China (n=110) and San Diego, California (n=139). Uncovered four coping factors that were reliably consistent in both samples: behavioral confronting, behavioral distancing/social support, cognitive confronting, and cognitive distancing. Shanghai caregivers…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Comparative Analysis, Coping, Cross Cultural Studies