Relationship Between Emotions, Emotion Regulation, and Well-Being of Professional Caregivers of People With Dementia

So far, limited research has been carried out to better understand the interplay between the emotions, the use of emotion regulation strategies, and the well-being of professional caregivers of People with Dementia (PwD). This pilot study (N = 43 professional caregivers) aimed to (1) describe the ty...

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Published inResearch on aging Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 477 - 503
Main Authors Bassal, Catherine, Czellar, Judith, Kaiser, Susanne, Dan-Glauser, Elise S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2016
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
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Adaptation, Psychological - physiology
Adult
Caregivers
Caregivers - psychology
Caregivers - statistics & numerical data
Correlation analysis
Dementia
Dementia - therapy
Emotions
Emotions - physiology
Fatigue
Female
Health
Humans
Male
Medical personnel
Mental health
Middle Aged
Regulation
Self control
Senility
Surveys and Questionnaires
Well being
health
expressive suppression
coping strategies
cognitive reappraisal
professional caregivers
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Summary:So far, limited research has been carried out to better understand the interplay between the emotions, the use of emotion regulation strategies, and the well-being of professional caregivers of People with Dementia (PwD). This pilot study (N = 43 professional caregivers) aimed to (1) describe the type and frequency of emotions experienced at work; (2) analyze the associations between experienced emotions, emotion regulation strategies, and well-being; and (3) test whether the use of specific emotion regulation strategies moderates the relationship between experienced emotions and emotional exhaustion. In the challenging context of professionally caring for PwD, results suggest that (1) caregivers experience positive emotions more frequently than negative emotions; (2) caregivers using relatively inappropriate regulation strategies are more likely to experience negative emotions, less likely to experience positive emotions, and have poorer physical and mental health; and (3) expressive suppression significantly moderates the relationship between positive experienced emotions and emotional exhaustion.
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ISSN:0164-0275
1552-7573
DOI:10.1177/0164027515591629