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THE EFFECTS OF FAMILISM AND CULTURAL JUSTIFICATION ON THE
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS
by
Philip S. Sayegh
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
December 2009
Copyright 2009 Philip S. Sayegh
Object Description
| Title | The effects of familism and cultural justification on the mental and physical health of family caregivers |
| Author | Sayegh, Philip S. |
| Author email | psayegh@usc.edu; psayegh@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Psychology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-05-11 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-10-13 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Knight, Bob G. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Gatz, Margaret Mather, Mara |
| Abstract | This study examined how burden and coping styles mediate the relation between three specific cultural factors and the mental and physical health of African American and White family caregivers of dementia patients. Two factors of familism (Familial Obligations and Perceived Support from the Family) and the Cultural Justification factor were examined. Consistent with the hypothesis, Familial Obligations had an indirect effect on poor mental and self-reported physical health outcomes via avoidant coping. Contrary to the hypothesis, Perceived Support from the Family had no effect on caregivers’ mental and physical health outcomes. Cultural Justification was associated with active coping yet did not have the hypothesized protective effect on health outcomes. This factor was also associated with avoidant coping, which resulted in poor mental and self-reported physical health outcomes. These findings suggest that feelings of obligation may account for a significant proportion of the negative effects of familism on caregivers’ health. |
| Keyword | caregiving; caregiver burden; culture; cultural values; ethnicity; familism; stress; coping |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2663 |
| Rights | Sayegh, Philip S. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Sayegh-2938 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume56/etd-Sayegh-2938.pdf |
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| Full text | THE EFFECTS OF FAMILISM AND CULTURAL JUSTIFICATION ON THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS by Philip S. Sayegh A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY) December 2009 Copyright 2009 Philip S. Sayegh |
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