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Testing the stress-buffering hypothesis of social support in couples coping with earlystage dementia
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doi:10.17026/dans-xdz-2m9m (DOI)
easy-dataset:76383 (DANS-KNAW)
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This is a minimal dataset for testing the stress-buffering hypothesis in couple data.
Objective: To test whether the negative relationship between perceived stress and quality of life (Hypothesis 1) can be buffered by perceived social support in patients with dementia as well as in caregivers individually (Hypothesis 2: actor effects) and across partners (Hypothesis 3: partner effects and actor-partner effects).
Methods: A total of 108 couples (N=216 individuals) comprised of one individual with early-stage dementia and one caregiving partner were assessed at baseline and one month apart. Moderation effects were investigated by applying linear mixed models and actor-partner interdependence models.
Results: Although the stress-quality of life association was more pronounced in caregivers (β=-.63, p
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DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities
Publication year
2017