The relationship between coping style and burden in the carers of relatives with schizophrenia

被引:43
作者
Budd, RJ [1 ]
Oles, G [1 ]
Hughes, ICT [1 ]
机构
[1] Whitchurch Hosp, Dept Clin Psychol, Cardiff CF4 7XB, S Glam, Wales
关键词
schizophrenia; carer burden; coping style;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10088.x
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
The development of a questionnaire to measure the coping style of people caring for a relative with schizophrenia is described. Data on the psychometric properties of this questionnaire are reported for a sample of 91 carers. It is shown that coping style is associated with carer burden and psychological distress. In particular, the coping styles 'collusion', 'criticism/coercion', 'overprotectiveness', 'emotional over-involvement' and 'resignation' were found to be associated with higher levels of carer burden, and the coping style 'warmth' was found to be associated with lower levels of carer burden.
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