Abstract
This study aims to reveal correlates of depressive and anxiety symptoms among the Turkish caregivers of leukemic children
(n = 100). The effects of demographic variables, satisfaction of the basic needs, performance on daily activities, and coping
strategies on outcome variables were investigated by hierarchical regression. Accordingly, older age, lower reported income,
higher number of other children to be looked after, lower levels of satisfaction of basic needs, and more use of emotion focused
coping were associated with higher levels of both depressive and anxiety symptoms. Moreover, caregivers with lower education
reported more depressive symptoms, and higher performance on daily activities predicted more anxiety symptoms.
(n = 100). The effects of demographic variables, satisfaction of the basic needs, performance on daily activities, and coping
strategies on outcome variables were investigated by hierarchical regression. Accordingly, older age, lower reported income,
higher number of other children to be looked after, lower levels of satisfaction of basic needs, and more use of emotion focused
coping were associated with higher levels of both depressive and anxiety symptoms. Moreover, caregivers with lower education
reported more depressive symptoms, and higher performance on daily activities predicted more anxiety symptoms.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s10880-011-9229-4
- Authors
- Dilek Demirtepe-Saygılı, Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 06531 Turkey
- Özlem Bozo, Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 06531 Turkey
- Journal Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
- Online ISSN 1573-3572
- Print ISSN 1068-9583