Abstract
Caring for a person with dementia often results in depression, anxiety, and reduced quality of life (QoL). Pinpointing beliefs and practices that reduce this distress is imperative. The current study tested the hypotheses that greater free will perceptions and religious coping would be associated with greater QoL and other mental health indicators in a sample of 107 dementia caregivers. The results of regression and content analyses supported the expectation that free will and religious coping would be associated with greater QoL. Relationships also emerged among free will perceptions, religious coping, anxiety, and depression. Clinical implications are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-22 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging |
| DOIs | |
| State | Accepted/In press - Jul 15 2016 |
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Keywords
- Caregiving
- dementia
- free will
- quality of life
- religious coping
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Life-span and Life-course Studies
- Religious studies
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Free will perceptions, religious coping, and other mental health outcomes in caregivers of individuals with dementia. / Weisman, Amy G; Weintraub, Marc J.; Gurak, Kayla; Maura, Jessica; Martinez de Andino, Ana; Brown, Caitlin A.
In: Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging, 15.07.2016, p. 1-22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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