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Carers' attributions for challenging behaviour.

B Stanley1, P J Standen

  • 1Department of Clinical Psychology, Bradford Community NHS Trust, UK.

The British Journal of Clinical Psychology
|July 15, 2000
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Caregivers

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Caregiver Studies

Background:

  • Challenging behaviors in clients can impact caregiver perceptions and helping behaviors.
  • Understanding attributional models is crucial for effective client care.
  • Weiner's attributional model provides a framework for analyzing helping behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply Weiner's attributional model of helping to the care of clients with challenging behaviors.
  • To investigate how different types of challenging behaviors influence caregiver attributions and affect.
  • To examine the mediating role of affect and optimism in caregiver helping propensity.

Main Methods:

  • Study involved 50 care staff in challenging behavior day services.
  • A two-factor repeated measures design analyzed the impact of behavior and dependency.

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  • Correlational analysis assessed the influence of affect and optimism on helping propensity.

    • Main Results:

    • Aggressive, destructive, and self-injurious behaviors differentially affected caregiver attributions and affect.
    • Caregiver helping propensity was mediated by positive affect, not optimism.
    • Perceived stable causes, like client dependency, reduced caregiver optimism.

    Conclusions:

    • Caregiver attributions, affect, and optimism are significantly influenced by client behaviors and dependency.
    • Understanding these factors can improve caregiver support and client care strategies.
    • The study confirms the applicability of Weiner's model in challenging behavior services.