2015 Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress
* Anger and health in dementia caregivers: exploring the mediation effect of optimism.
- Although previous studies indicate a negative association between caregivers' anger and health, the potential mechanisms linking this relationship are not yet fully understood. The aim of this study was to explore the potential mediating role of optimism in the relationship between anger and caregivers' physical health. Dementia caregivers (n = 108) were interviewed and filled out instruments assessing their anger (reaction), optimism and health (vitality). A mediational model was tested to determine whether optimism partially mediated the relationship between anger and vitality. Angry reaction was negatively associated with optimism and vitality; optimism was positively associated with vitality. Finally, the relationship between angry reaction and vitality decreased when optimism was entered simultaneously. A non-parametric bootstrap approach confirmed that optimism significantly mediated some of the relationship between angry reaction and vitality. These findings suggest that low optimism may help explain the association between caregivers' anger and reduced sense of vitality. The results provide a specific target for intervention with caregivers.
=>特有の, 特効薬, 明確な, 特定の, 種の, はっきりした
Overview of noun specific
The noun specific has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from
the particular to the general")
2. specific -- (a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a
specific for malaria")
Overview of adj specific
The adj specific has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (39) specific -- ((sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing
something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to
the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident")
2. (5) specific -- (stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount")
3. specific -- (relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species; "specific
characters")
4. specific -- (being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition;
used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides; "quinine is highly specific for
malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular
structural elements")
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