介護者の現在の関係の質と愛着は、認知症介護者の日々のストレスと感情を予測する
Paulina Wüstefeld1,2, Paige E Goodwin1, Robert C Intrieri1
1Department of Psychology, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, USA.
Aging & mental health
|December 19, 2025
まとめ
関係の質と愛着スタイルは、認知症介護者のストレスとネガティブな感情と関連している。良好な人間関係は日々のストレスを軽減するが、ネガティブな人間関係と愛着不安はストレスを増大させる。
科学分野:
- 心理学
- 老年医学
- 介護者研究
背景:
- 認知症介護者は頻繁に高いストレスとネガティブな感情を経験する。
- 介護者のストレスと感情の日々の変動、およびそれらと愛着および関係の質との関連は、十分に理解されていない。
研究 の 目的:
- 認知症介護者のストレス、感情、愛着、関係の質の日々の変動を調査すること。
- 愛着スタイル、関係の質、および認知症介護者の日々の感情経験との関連を調査すること。
主な方法:
- 35人の認知症介護者を対象とした14日間の日々の評価。
- 収集されたデータには、ポジティブおよびネガティブな感情、ストレスレベル、愛着の特徴、および関係の質が含まれていた。
- データ分析には多層モデルを使用した。
主要な成果:
- 現在の関係の質が高いほど、日々のストレスが低いことが示された。
- ネガティブな関係の質は、愛着不安と回避が高いことと組み合わさると、ネガティブな感情とストレスの増加と相関していた。
- 介護者の平均年齢は57.5歳であり、成人中後期から後期にかけてのサンプルであることが示された。
結論:
- 認知症介護者の日々の感情経験は、現在の関係のダイナミクスと愛着スタイルによって著しく形成される。
- 調査結果は、関係の質と愛着パターンに対処することにより、介護者の幸福感を改善するための潜在的な介入ターゲットを示唆している。
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