The influence of emotional awareness and expressiveness on care-giving burden and health complaints in women and men

The influence of emotional awareness and expressiveness on care-giving burden and health complaints in women and men

A study examined the role of emotional awareness and expressiveness as influences on the experience of burden and impaired health for women and men maintaining a spouse or relative at home who has been diagnosed with dementia. Awareness of others' emotions tended to reduce feelings of burden.

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Veröffentlicht in:Sex roles 1994-08, Vol.31 (3-4), p.205-224
Hauptverfasser: PUSHKAR GOLD, D, FRANZ, E, REIS, M, SENNEVILLE, C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Carers
Dementia
Elderly people
Emotions
Factors
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender differences
Health
Health problems
Indexing in process
Mental disorders
Miscellaneous
Patients
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Selfawareness
Sexes
Social research
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Zusammenfassung:A study examined the role of emotional awareness and expressiveness as influences on the experience of burden and impaired health for women and men maintaining a spouse or relative at home who has been diagnosed with dementia. Awareness of others' emotions tended to reduce feelings of burden.
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/BF01547715