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ArticleDementia and geriatric cognitive disorders2024

Emotion Regulation Strategies and Mental Health in Dementia Caregivers: The Moderating Role of Gender.

Breanna M Bullard, Casey L Brown, Julian A Scheffer, Anna B Toledo, Robert W Levenson

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Breanna M BullardDepartment of Psychology and the Institute of Personality and Social Research, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
Casey L BrownDepartment of Psychology and the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Julian A SchefferDepartment of Psychology and the Institute of Personality and Social Research, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
Anna B ToledoDepartment of Psychology and the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Robert W LevensonDepartment of Psychology and the Institute of Personality and Social Research, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
University of California, Berkeley · USGeorgetown University · US

Funding

TDP-43 Loss-of-Function: Biology to BiomarkersP01AG019724 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Jennifer Merrilees · 2002 to 2026
$67.2M
Predicting Risk for Adverse Outcomes in Dementia CaregiversR01AG062639 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI Casey Leigh Brown, Robert Wayne Levenson · 2019 to 2026
$4.8M
Developing and Evaluating In-Home Supportive Technology for Dementia CaregiversR44AG059458 · NIA · PEOPLE POWER COMPANY · PI WANG, GENE · 2018 to 2020
$4.7M
Commercializing In-Home Supportive Technolgy for Dementia CaregiversSB1AG059458 · NIA · PEOPLE POWER COMPANY · PI WANG, GENE · 2021 to 2022
$3.2M
Burden, Depression, and Health in Dementia Caregivers: The Role of EmotionR01AG041762 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI LEVENSON, ROBERT WAYNE · 2012 to 2016
$2.8M
Interpersonal Emotion Regulation in Neurodegenerative Disease: Pathways to Caregiver HealthR00AG073617 · NIA · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI BROWN, CASEY LEIGH · 2022 to 2025
$1.2M
AGING AND EFFECTIVE MARITAL FUNCTIONINGR01AG007476 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI LEVENSON, ROBERT W. · 1988 to 1992
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionProviding care for a loved one with dementia can engender intense emotions that contribute to symptoms of anxiety and depression. Caregivers often attempt to regulate their emotions using strategies like cognitive reappraisal (CR; changing how they think about the situation) or expressive suppression (ES; hiding their emotions). However, men and women caregivers may differ in their use of these strategies. The current study examines gender differences in reported CR and ES usage and their associations with depression and anxiety in dementia caregivers.

methodsWe combined data from three independent studies of informal dementia caregivers (total N = 460) who reported on their use of CR, ES, and symptoms of anxiety and depression.

resultsWomen caregivers reported greater use of CR and less use of ES compared to men. Gender moderated the association between CR and depression, such that greater use of CR in women was associated with fewer depressive symptoms, but not for men. Gender did not significantly moderate the association between ES and depression, or between either emotion regulation strategy and anxiety.

conclusionFindings of a unique relationship between greater CR use and less depression among women CGs, although correlational, suggest that utilizing CR may be particularly helpful for reducing depression in women caregivers. These results underscore the need for further research to determine how best to support the mental well-being of dementia caregivers.

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AnxietyCaregiversDementiaDepressionEmotional RegulationMental HealthAgedAged, 80 and overEmotionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSex CharacteristicsSex FactorsAnxietyCaregiversDementiaDepressionEmotion regulationGender

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