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The mediating effects of situational control on social support and mood following a stressor — a prospective study of dementia caregivers in their natural environments
Author(s)	Audie A Atienza, Rakale Collins, Abby C King
Journal title	Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 56B, no 3, May 2001
Pages	pp S129-S139
Keywords	Stress ; Family care ; Dementia ; United States of America.
Annotation	Participants were 49 female caregivers of dementia patients who monitored their own acute psychological state during the day, and who participated in health promotion interventions. Although the occurrence of a situational stressor increased negative mood, greater perceived support reduced the detrimental impact of a stressor or a negative mood. Moreover, path analyses revealed that changes in situational control partially mediated the relationship between perceived support and stress-induced negative mood changes. However, changes in control did not serve as a mediator in analyses focused on happiness. Thus, caregivers with greater perceived support were less emotionally reactive to stress, because of, in part, sustained or increased situational control. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010711207 A
Classmark	QNH: P6:SJ: EA: 7T
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