The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the stressors of
caregiving for a schizophrenic patient and related outcomes. The Caregiver Stress
Model was used as the conceptual framework for the current study. The sample of
the study was composed of 98 Turkish caregivers of schizophrenic patients who were
treated at psychiatry clinics of hospitals in Ankara. Twelve mediation models were
tested using marital satisfaction and social support as mediators. The models
contained primary stressor (basic needs), secondary stressor (activities of living), and
intrapsychic strain (parental efficacy) as independent variables / and depression and
general psychological health as dependent variables. The results suggested both
social support and marital satisfaction as significant mediators of the relationships of both primary and secondary stressors with the outcome variables / however, social
support and marital satisfaction were not significant mediators of the relationships
between parental efficacy and outcome variables. The significant implications and
limitations of the study were also discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613797/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 October 2011 |
| Creators | Konag, Ozlem |
| Contributors | Bozo, Ozlem |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for METU campus |
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