Relación entre fortalezas psicológicas y salud mental en cuidadores informales de personas con demencia

• F. Javier García-Castro ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Málaga

     Universidad de Málaga

     Málaga, España

     
• Localización: Escritos de psicología, ISSN-e 1989-3809, ISSN 1138-2635, Vol. 14, Nº 1, 2021, págs. 20-29
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.24310/espsiescpsi.v14i1.12680
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Relationship between character strengths and mental health in informal caregivers of people with dementia
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  • español

    El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la relación, en cuidadores informales de personas con demencia, entre las fortalezas psicológicas y la salud mental, incluyendo depresión, ansiedad, estrés, sobrecarga del cuidador y problemas de salud mental. Para analizar esta relación se llevó a cabo diversos análisis de correlación canónica, incluyendo en el primer conjunto las variables las fortalezas psicológicas, agrupadas por virtudes, y en el segundo las variables de salud psicológica. Los resultados sugieren la existencia de intercorrelaciones significativas entre estas variables. Aquellos cuidadores informales que tienden a mostrar puntuaciones más elevadas en las fortalezas psicológicas correspondientes a las virtudes de Coraje, Humanidad, y Trascendencia tienden a mostrar menores puntuaciones en depresión, estrés, sobrecarga del cuidador, y problemas de salud mental. En concreto, fueron significativas las relaciones con las fortalezas de valor, vitalidad, amor, inteligencia social, belleza, gratitud, esperanza y humor. Los hallazgos de este estudio sugieren que programas de intervención basados en la promoción y desarrollo de estas fortalezas psicológicas podría mejorar la salud mental de los cuidadores.

  • English

    The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between character strengths and mental health in informal dementia caregivers. Variables included depression, anxiety, stress, caregiver burden, and mental health problems. We conducted a series of canonical-correlation analyses. The first set of variables comprised character strengths, classified into virtues, and the second set comprised the mental health variables. Results show significant intercorrelations between character strengths and informal caregivers’ mental health. Informal caregivers who tended to have higher scores in character strengths from the virtues of courage, humanity, and transcendence, also tended to have lower scores in depression, stress, caregiver burden, and mental health problems. Specifically, significant relationships were found between bravery, zest, love, social intelligence, appreciation of beauty, gratitude, hope, and humor. The findings from this study suggest that intervention programs based on the promotion and development of these character strengths might improve the psychological health of caregivers.

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