Abstract
This study examined the association among caregivers' five-factor personality traits and subjective health with particular emphasis on the role of two theoretically implicated mediators: multi-domain self-efficacy and caregiver strain. The sample comprised 536 informal caregivers (mean age = 62.9 years, SD = 19.9, 72% female, 98% White) of community-dwelling older adults with multiple functional impairments. Both physical health and mental health were negatively associated with neuroticism and positively associated with extraversion and conscientiousness. Agreeableness and openness were associated with better subjective mental health and physical health, respectively. Multiple mediation analyses indicated that self-efficacy mediated all observed associations between personality and subjective health, whereas caregiver strain selectively mediated the associations of neuroticism and agreeableness with mental health.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 592-604 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Psychology and aging |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Caregiver strain
- Five-factor model personality traits
- Self efficacy
- Self-rated health
- Subjective health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Aging
- Geriatrics and Gerontology