Date of Award

Spring 1992

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Psychology

Program/Concentration

Psychology

Committee Director

Barbara Winstead

Committee Member

Valerian J. Derlega

Committee Member

Janis Sanchez-Hucles

Committee Member

Elaine M. Justice

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.P65 B36

Abstract

The present study examined the relation between coping style, social support, family member symptom severity, and negative affect. Fifty-one caretakers of chronically mentally ill family members completed a demographic questionnaire, a general appraisal questionnaire, a family member symptom severity questionnaire, the Coping Strategy Indicator, the Social Support Questionnaire, and the Multiple Affect Anxiety Checklist. Caretakers with family members living at home were different than caretakers with family members living away from home (HOME) in several respects. Controlling for HOME, family member symptom severity was related to negative affect, coping strategies were related to negative affect and the Social Support Questionnaire scales, and the Social Support Questionnaire scales were related to negative affect.

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DOI

10.25777/2ctr-y350

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