Work Experience and Emotional State in Caregivers of Elderly Relatives

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Crespo ◽  
Ana Isabel Guillén ◽  
Ana Teresa Piccini
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Care Recipient ◽  
Job Experience ◽  
Work Related ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
State Depression

AbstractThis study aims to investigate the influence of work experience variables on the emotional state of worker-caregivers based on stress process model. The emotional state (depression, negative and positive affect and worry-strain), caregiver and care recipient features, caregiving stressors and appraisal, and role strains/work-related variables were assessed in 83 worker-caregivers of elderly dependent relatives. Hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses were performed for each of the four emotional outcome variables. Caregiving overload and positive job experience were the best predictors of depression and positive affect. The predictors of negative affect were reaction to memory and behavior problems, overload and role captivity. The predictors of worry and strain were daily hours of caregiving worries, reaction to memory and behavior problems, overload, role captivity and job-caregiving conflicts. The explained variances for the four models were 58.8%, 40.2%, 62.9% and 78.8%, respectively; the role strain contributions were 8.2%, 13.2%, 7.2% and 6%. The results indicate that the effect of perceived job experiences on caregivers’ emotional status is more relevant than objective job conflicts. In addition, caregivers’ emotional state is primarily related to the subjective indicators of caregiving stressors, with a lower contribution of work-related variables.

scholarly journals Dispositional Positive Emotions and Employee Engagement in University Teachers: Mediating Role of Appreciative Inquiry

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 577-594
Author(s):  
Iqra Ameer ◽  
Aisha Zubair
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Job Experience ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Mediating Role

The present research was conducted to explore the role of dispositional positive emotions and appreciative inquiry in employee engagement among university teachers and mediating role of appreciative inquiry in predicting employee engagement from positive dispositional emotions. A convenient sample (N = 237) of university teachers including both men and women with age ranged from 29 to 54 years (mean age = 39.22) was acquired. The major constructs of the study were assessed with Dispositional Positive Emotions Scale (Shiota, Keltner, & John, 2006), Appreciative Inquiry Scale (Clayton, 2015), and Employee Engagement Survey (Wilson, 2009). Results showed that dispositional positive emotions were positively associated with appreciative inquiry and employee engagement, while appreciative inquiry displayed positive association with employee engagement. Appreciative inquiry mediated the relationship between dispositional positive emotions and employee engagement. Findings further showed significant gender differences indicating that women were high on positive dispositional emotions, appreciative inquiry and employee engagement as compared to men. Group differences on job experience showed that employees with more work experience exhibited better dispositional positive emotions, appreciative inquiry, and work related engagement as compared to other groups. 2x2x3 analysis revealed that women teachers with more work experience displayed more dispositional positive emotions, appreciative inquiry and employee engagement.

scholarly journals Comparison of Institutionally Reared and Maltreated Children on Socioemotional and Biological Functioning

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole B. Perry ◽  
Carrie E. DePasquale ◽  
Philip H. Fisher ◽  
Megan R. Gunnar
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
Maltreated Children ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Socioemotional Competence ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Behavior

The current study compared behavioral and adrenocortical functioning of maltreated ( N = 91) and comparably aged (1.5–3 years) institutionally-reared children soon after (1.5–2.5 months) placement in foster care or adoptive homes, respectively. Foster and adoptive parents reported on the children’s socioemotional competence and behavior problems, experimenters scored fear and positive affect to laboratory tasks, and diurnal cortisol measures were obtained. We sought to address whether these early contexts, characterized by different types of neglect and deprivation, have differential effects on young children’s development. We found little support for the argument that either context results in uniformly poorer functioning soon after removal from adversity. Maltreated children were less fearful and more positive when exposed to both positive and novel events than institutionally-reared children. However, maltreated children were reported to have more behavior problems than did institutionally-reared children, and institutionally-reared children showed more typical declines in cortisol throughout the day than the maltreated children. These findings increase our ability to construct more targeted and effective interventions for these populations.

Temperament, Family, and Behavior Problems in Children With New-Onset Seizures

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine T. Baum ◽  
Anna W. Byars ◽  
Ton J. Degrauw ◽  
Cynthia S. Johnson ◽  
Susan M. Perkins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
New Onset

The effect of workload, work experience and inclined standing surface on visual spatial perception: Fall potential/prevention implications

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-259
Author(s):  
Laurel Kincl ◽  
Amit Bhattacharya ◽  
Paul Succop ◽  
Angshuman Bagchee
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Spatial Perception ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
Industrial Workers ◽  
Job Experience ◽  
Horizontal Orientation ◽  
Visual Spatial ◽  
Visual Inputs ◽  
Inclined Surfaces ◽  
Main Effects

Maintenance of upright balance involves interplay between sensory (somatosensory, vestibular and visual) inputs and neuro-motor outputs. Visual spatial perception (VSP) of vertical and horizontal orientation plays a significant role in the maintenance of upright balance. For this experiment, a custom designed computer program randomly generated 42 images of horizontal and vertical lines at various angles for 60 industrial workers (39 ± 9.8 years). Half of the workers had more than three years of experience working on inclined and/or elevated surfaces. The main effects investigated included within subject factors of standing surface inclination (0°, 14° and 26°), job experience (number of months), and postural workload (0%, 50% or 100%). The VSP outcome measure was the count of correct responses to the angles presented. The inclination did not have a significant effect on VSP, but the parameter estimates indicated less correct responses on the inclined surfaces. The postural workload significantly affected the VSP, indicating that with increased workload, less correct responses were given. Finally, job experience was found to improve VSP response scores. In summary, these results indicate that job experience increases accurate VSP, while workloads and inclined work surfaces decrease accurate VSP responses.

scholarly journals Positive Aspects of Caregiving Among Family Caregivers of Individuals With Dementia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 358-359
Author(s):  
Mary Grace Asirot ◽  
Anna Papazyan ◽  
Yeonsu Song
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Care Recipient ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Care Recipients ◽  
Positive Aspects Of Caregiving ◽  
Positive Caregiving ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Traditionally, caregiving for individuals with dementia has been viewed as a negative experience. Understanding positive aspect of caregiving and related factors is important to improve health among family caregivers. We analyzed baseline data from an ongoing dyadic sleep education trial for individuals with dementia and their caregivers (N=21 dyads; mean age 70.8± 11.1 for caregivers, 80.5± 8.3 for care-recipients). The Positive Aspects of Caregiving (PAC 9-item) was used to assess subjective satisfaction with caregiving. Other measures included Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), SF-12 Health Survey (SF-12v2), Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist (RMBPC), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Pearson correlations and t-tests were calculated for analyses. Caregivers most frequently endorsed that caregiving enabled them to appreciate life more (n=16 agreed a lot). Caregivers who began providing care within the first few months of the care-recipient needing care (n=16) had greater positive aspects of caregiving than those who started providing care sometime later (n=5) (36.37±7.33 versus 25.8±8.29, p=0.01). Caregivers with higher PAC scores had lower ZBI score (r=-0.49, p=0.02), better mental health on the SF-12v2 (r=0.53, p=0.01), less distress related to care-recipient behaviors on the RMBPC (r=-0.50, p=0.02), and lower PSQI subscale (perceived sleep quality) score (r= -0.46, p=0.04). Findings suggest that higher positive caregiving experience was associated with better mental health and sleep quality, and less burden and distress from the care-recipients behaviors. More research is needed to better understand this relationship and to determine possible interventions to increase positive aspects of caregiving.

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