Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaPsychological well-being, coping strategies and social support to informal caregivers
The purpose of this study was to assess the influence that coping strategies and social support have on the psychological sense of well-being of informal caregivers in the province of Concepción, Chile. We surveyed one hundred and ninety-four people with ages between eighteen to seventy-eight years...
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Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
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| author | Felipe E. García; Universidad Santo Tomás Esteban Manquián; Universidad de Las Américas Gisela Rivas; Universidad de Las Américas |
| author_facet | Felipe E. García; Universidad Santo Tomás Esteban Manquián; Universidad de Las Américas Gisela Rivas; Universidad de Las Américas |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to assess the influence that coping strategies and social support have on the psychological sense of well-being of informal caregivers in the province of Concepción, Chile. We surveyed one hundred and ninety-four people with ages between eighteen to seventy-eight years old. Thirty-one of them (67.3%) were women and sixty-three (32.5%) were men. We used the Brief COPE inventory to evaluate coping strategies, Diener's Fourishing Scale to evaluate the psychological sense of well-being, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) to evaluate the perceived social support, plus a socio-demographic questionnaire. We found a significant correlation between the planning and coping strategies and the perceived social support vs. the sense of psychological well-being. Support by friends turned out to be the only significant predictor of psychological well-being. Among coping strategies, acceptance was the only significant predictor. Social support turned out to be a full mediator between acceptance and the sense of psychological well-being. These results reinforce the importance of social support, not only to reduce the level of discomfort among caregivers, but also to promote their well-being. |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO806432022-03-22T15:12:28Z Psychological well-being, coping strategies and social support to informal caregivers Bienestar psicológico, estrategias de afrontamiento y apoyo social en cuidadores informales Felipe E. García; Universidad Santo Tomás Esteban Manquián; Universidad de Las Américas Gisela Rivas; Universidad de Las Américas family caregivers; perceived social support; positive psychology cuidadores familiares; apoyo social percibido; psicología positiva The purpose of this study was to assess the influence that coping strategies and social support have on the psychological sense of well-being of informal caregivers in the province of Concepción, Chile. We surveyed one hundred and ninety-four people with ages between eighteen to seventy-eight years old. Thirty-one of them (67.3%) were women and sixty-three (32.5%) were men. We used the Brief COPE inventory to evaluate coping strategies, Diener's Fourishing Scale to evaluate the psychological sense of well-being, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) to evaluate the perceived social support, plus a socio-demographic questionnaire. We found a significant correlation between the planning and coping strategies and the perceived social support vs. the sense of psychological well-being. Support by friends turned out to be the only significant predictor of psychological well-being. Among coping strategies, acceptance was the only significant predictor. Social support turned out to be a full mediator between acceptance and the sense of psychological well-being. These results reinforce the importance of social support, not only to reduce the level of discomfort among caregivers, but also to promote their well-being. El propósito del presente estudio fue evaluar la influencia de las estrategias de afrontamiento y el apoyo social sobre el bienestar psicológico en cuidadores informales la provincia de Concepción, Chile. Fueron encuestados 194 personas, 131 mujeres (67,5%) y 63 varones (32,5%), entre 18 y 78 años de edad. Se utilizaron el inventario Bríef COPE para evaluar las estrategias de afrontamiento, la Flourishing Scale de Diener para evaluar bienestar psicológico, la Escala Multidimensional de Apoyo Social Percibido (MSPSS) para evaluar el apoyo social percibido, además de un cuestionario socio-demográfico. Se encontróuna correlación significativa entre las estrategias de planificación y aceptación y del apoyo social percibido con el bienestar psicológico. El apoyo de los amigos resultó ser el único predictor significativo del bienestar psicológico. Entre las estrategias de afrontamiento, la aceptación fue el único predictor significativo. El apoyo social resultó un mediador total entre la aceptación y el bienestar psicológico. Estos resultados refuerzan la importancia del apoyo social no solo para disminuir el malestar de los cuidadores, sino también para promover su bienestar. 2016-11-15 2022-03-22T15:12:28Z 2022-03-22T15:12:28Z http://www.psicoperspectivas.cl/index.php/psicoperspectivas/article/view/770 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/80643 es <p>The author/s grant exclusive license without temporary limit for the manuscript to be published in the journal Psicoperspectivas. Individual and Society, published by the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso (Chile).</p><p>All manuscript will be published under the Creative Commons 4.0 International License.</p> Los artículos serán publicados bajo licencia <a title="CC BY Atribución 4.0 Internacional" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es">Creative Commons 4.0 Internacional</a>. Los autores retienen sus derechos. <p>O(Os)/A(As) autores concedem licença exclusiva e sem limite de tempo para primeira publicação na Revista Psicoperspectivas. Individuo y Sociedad, editada com o respaldo da Escuela de Psicología da Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile).</p><p>O artigo sera publicado sob Licença <a class="action" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-size: 0.85em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; font-family: Helvetica, ";Liberation Sans";, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #d3d7cf; color: #871aaa !important;" href="http://creativecommons.org/" target="_new">CREATIVE COMMONS</a> 4.0 Internacional.</p> application/pdf text/html Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Psicoperspectivas: Individuo y Sociedad; Vol. 15, No. 3 (2016): Crisis de los cuidados; 101-111 Psicoperspectivas. Individuo y Sociedad; Vol. 15, No. 3 (2016): Crisis de los cuidados; 101-111 Psicoperspectivas. Individuo y Sociedad; Vol. 15, No. 3 (2016): Crisis de los cuidados; 101-111 |
| spellingShingle | family caregivers; perceived social support; positive psychology cuidadores familiares; apoyo social percibido; psicología positiva Felipe E. García; Universidad Santo Tomás Esteban Manquián; Universidad de Las Américas Gisela Rivas; Universidad de Las Américas Psychological well-being, coping strategies and social support to informal caregivers |
| title | Psychological well-being, coping strategies and social support to informal caregivers |
| title_full | Psychological well-being, coping strategies and social support to informal caregivers |
| title_fullStr | Psychological well-being, coping strategies and social support to informal caregivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological well-being, coping strategies and social support to informal caregivers |
| title_short | Psychological well-being, coping strategies and social support to informal caregivers |
| title_sort | psychological well-being, coping strategies and social support to informal caregivers |
| topic | family caregivers; perceived social support; positive psychology cuidadores familiares; apoyo social percibido; psicología positiva |
| url | http://www.psicoperspectivas.cl/index.php/psicoperspectivas/article/view/770 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/80643 |