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dc.contributor.advisorSegrin, Chris
dc.contributor.authorCooper, R. Amanda
dc.creatorCooper, R. Amanda
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-30T06:31:52Z
dc.date.available2023-08-30T06:31:52Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationCooper, R. Amanda. (2023). Relational Investments, Stress Appraisals, and Calibration: Examining the Wellbeing and Resilience of Dementia Family Caregivers (Doctoral dissertation, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/669678
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation is comprised of two studies investigating different aspects of dementia caregiver resilience. Study 1 draws on theorizing from the theory of resilience and relational load (TRRL) and the investment model to assess the influence of pre-onset relational investments on caregivers’ individual and relational wellbeing. To account for competing theorizing about the impacts of pre-onset relational investments on caregiver wellbeing, this study also examines the role of two mediating mechanisms (relational deprivation and ongoing relationship maintenance) in explaining the associations between pre-onset relational investments and caregiver wellbeing. Using survey data from 454 dementia family caregivers, Study 1 revealed that relational investments were positively related with individual and relational health outcomes, generally supporting TRRL theorizing. Framed by the TRRL, Study 2 examines the process of resilience enacted by dementia caregivers including the appraisals caregivers make of dementia as a stressor and the calibration caregivers enact to manage the relational challenges of dementia. Using in-depth interviews with 26 dementia family caregivers, the analysis revealed three appraisals of dementia (dementia is a balancing act, dementia is all-consuming, and dementia is loss), and a process of calibration that occurred as caregivers acknowledged dementia as an actor in the relationship and adapted their relational and caregiving approaches accordingly. These two studies are presented with a general introduction focused on individual and relational wellbeing and resilience in dementia caregiving and with a general discussion examining conclusions of the two studies together.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.
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dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectcaregiver
dc.subjectdementia
dc.subjectInvestment Model
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectTheory of Resilience and Relational Load
dc.subjectwellbeing
dc.titleRelational Investments, Stress Appraisals, and Calibration: Examining the Wellbeing and Resilience of Dementia Family Caregivers
dc.typeElectronic Dissertation
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thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizona
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
dc.contributor.committeememberHarwood, Jake
dc.contributor.committeememberPitts, Margaret J.
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate College
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication
thesis.degree.namePh.D.
refterms.dateFOA2023-08-30T06:31:52Z


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