Personality metatraits predict resilience among family caregivers responsible for a dependent youth's chronic respiratory management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family caregivers of children and youth with severe neurodisabilities that require chronic respiratory management often report a compromised quality of life. In this cross-sectional study, we used DeYoung's (Psychol Inq 21(1): 26-33, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1080/10478401003648674 ) conceptualization of two personality metatraits, Alpha and Beta, to test their theorized role in facilitating resilience among these family caregivers. We expected higher Alpha and Beta would exhibit direct, beneficial effects on caregiver mental and physical health quality of life (QoL), and they would operate through self-reported resilience and coping to exert positive, indirect effects on caregiver QoL.

Methods

Family caregivers of children and youth at an outpatient chronic respir

SUBMITTER: Dong S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8973997 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature