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Summary

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Informal caregivers facing public health crises can build resilience through positive coping, emotional reappraisal, and trait resilience. These strategies buffer against anxiety and depression, promoting mental well-being.

Keywords:

caregiving coping strategies emotion regulation family caregivers health psychology informal caregivers psychometric network analysis resilience

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Public Health
Gerontology

Background:

Public health emergencies, like COVID-19, exacerbate mental health challenges for informal caregivers.
Limited research exists on resilience-promoting resources and adaptive strategies for this population.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the interplay of coping strategies, emotion regulation, trait resilience, and mental health symptoms in informal caregivers.
To identify key factors contributing to resilience among informal caregivers during public health crises.

Main Methods:

Cross-sectional study involving 351 Italian informal caregivers.
Psychometric network analysis to model relationships between psychological constructs.

Main Results:

Positive attitude coping, emotional reappraisal, and trait resilience emerged as central, interconnected factors.
These adaptive strategies significantly buffered the impact of anxiety and depression symptoms.

Conclusions:

Fostering positive coping, cognitive reappraisal, and trait resilience is crucial for informal caregiver mental health.
These findings offer insights into supporting caregiver well-being, particularly during widespread health crises.