DEPRESSIVE COGNITIONS AND SYMPTOMS IN CAREGIVING GRANDMOTHERS: TESTING GROWTH CURVE MODEL STABILITY
Christopher Burant, Carol Musil, Jaclene Zauszniewski, Alexandra Jeanblanc · 2023
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Christopher Burant and co-authors track how negative thinking and low mood evolve in grandmothers raising grandchildren, in this 2023 study. Caregiving grandmothers report more depressive symptoms than their peers, and theory says gloomy thinking patterns arrive first, opening the door to fuller depression. A dedicated scale measures those thought patterns, while symptom checklists track mood itself. Past depression may feed both.
Data came from three hundred forty-two grandmothers followed over time in a national project. The authors test whether their growth-curve model, which separates thinking from symptoms as they change, holds steady. Knowing which arrives first tells support programs where to intervene: catch the thoughts early, and the mood may never follow.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Christopher Burant, Carol Musil, Jaclene Zauszniewski, Alexandra Jeanblanc |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |