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A cross-cultural validation of coping strategies and their associations with caregiving distress

Shaw, W. S., Patterson, T. L., Semple, S. J., Grant, I., Yu, E. S. H., Zhang, M. Y., He, Y., Wu, W. Y.·1997·The Gerontologist
DOI 10.1093/geront/37.4.490
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Coping strategies were compared among family caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients in Shanghai, China (n = 110) and San Diego, California (n = 139). Four coping factors were reliably consistent in both samples, supporting their widespread relevance to life adversity; behavioral confronting, behavioral distancing/social support, cognitive confronting, and cognitive distancing. Shanghai and San Diego caregivers endorsed similar rates of coping, but Shanghai caregivers reported fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety. Although coping strategies were similar, cultural ideals promoting family interdependence, veneration of elderly family members, and acceptance of traditional family roles may have reduced the psychological impacts of caregiving in the Shanghai sample.

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Authors
Shaw, W. S., Patterson, T. L., Semple, S. J., Grant, I., Yu, E. S. H., Zhang, M. Y., He, Y., & Wu, W. Y.
Affiliations
  • San Diego State University (US)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • Shanghai Mental Health Center (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Patterson, T. L.
  • Semple, S. J.
  • Grant, I.
ORCID
Venue
The Gerontologist
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1997-08-01
Volume
37
Issue
4
Pages
490-504
ISSN
  • 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-5341
DOI
10.1093/geront/37.4.490
OpenAlex
W2102547493
Cited by
58
References
40
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 2
FWCI
1.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Gerontologist (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Public Health Service (42840)
  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
Keywords
coping strategies, family caregivers, Alzheimer's disease, caregiver distress, cross-cultural validation, cultural values, family interdependence, traditional family roles, depression, anxiety, Shanghai, San Diego
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Alzheimer Disease, Analysis of Variance, Asian, California, China, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Case-Control Studies, Caregivers

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