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Family Caregiver’s Positive, Negative, and Ambivalent Feelings Towards Stroke Survivors: Association with Psychological Well-Being

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  • K. Chen

    (The University of Hong Kong)

  • V. W. Q. Lou

    (The University of Hong Kong)

  • C. Y. M. Cheng

    (The University of Hong Kong)

  • T. Y. S. Lum

    (The University of Hong Kong)

  • J. Y. M. Tang

    (The University of Hong Kong)

Abstract

Ambivalence is the simultaneous experience of positive and negative feelings toward a specific person. Recent research suggested ambivalence is negatively associated with psychological well-being, and this association was mainly driven by negative feelings and not affected by the presence of positive feelings. This paper questioned the assumption and aimed to examine the relationship between caregiving ambivalence and psychological well-being, by disaggregating the positive and negative components of ambivalence. The study comprised data from a cross-sectional questionnaire survey with 190 family caregivers of stroke survivors (56 ± 14.3 years old; 70% female) in Hong Kong. The positive feelings and negative feelings towards a care recipient were separately measured, and these two composite scores were used to create an indirect measure of ambivalence. Psychological well-being was measured by caregivers’ positive role appraisals and depressive symptoms. Hierarchical multiple regression showed that the positive feeling was associated with positive aspects of caregiving (β = 0.54, p

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  • K. Chen & V. W. Q. Lou & C. Y. M. Cheng & T. Y. S. Lum & J. Y. M. Tang, 2022. "Family Caregiver’s Positive, Negative, and Ambivalent Feelings Towards Stroke Survivors: Association with Psychological Well-Being," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 17(1), pages 169-183, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ariqol:v:17:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1007_s11482-020-09886-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s11482-020-09886-3
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