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The Effects of Social Resources on Depression Among Family Caregivers Caring for the Elderly in Need of Long-term Care: The Mediating Effect of Spiritual Well-being

  • Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information
  • Abbr : JKSCI
  • 2019, 24(7), pp.143-151
  • DOI : 10.9708/jksci.2019.24.07.143
  • Publisher : The Korean Society Of Computer And Information
  • Research Area : Engineering > Computer Science
  • Received : June 10, 2019
  • Accepted : July 18, 2019
  • Published : July 31, 2019

Kyung Ho Kim 1 Choi Young Ho 2

1호남대학교
2전남도립대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the causal relationships between social support, spiritual well-being, and depression among family caregivers caring for the elderly in need of long-term care. Based on previous studies and theoretical backgrounds, a mediation research model including the aforementioned variables was proposed. A total of 383 family caregivers from 25 long-term care facilities in G Metropolitan City were included in the present study and hierarchical regression was used. The primary results were as follows. First, family caregivers’ social support was negatively associated with depression. Second, family caregivers’ social support was positively associated with spiritual well-being. Third, family caregivers’ spiritual well-being was negatively associated with depression. Fourth, social support was positively associated with spiritual well-being, which was related to weaker depression among family caregivers. Finally, theoretical implications of these findings and recommendations for policy and practice were also discussed.

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