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Preprint Article Version 1 Preserved in Portico This version is not peer-reviewed

Version 1 : Received: 28 December 2023 / Approved: 28 December 2023 / Online: 28 December 2023 (14:36:42 CET)

Little is known about how internal positive psychological resources, such as hope, impact burden in family caregivers of persons with dementia. The current study is novel in that it examined how multiple dimensions of hope impacted perceived burden in a sample of family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s disease. The stress process model was used as the theoretical framework for variable specification in this study of one-hundred and fifty-five caregivers. Multiple regression was used to determine if hope-agency and hope-pathway independently contributed to burden. Mediation analysis was used to assess whether hope mediated the relationship between subjective stress and burden. Hope-agency but not hope-pathway influenced burden when other variables were considered. Hope-agency partially mediated the effect of subjective stress on burden. This study provides evidence for the relevance of assessing multiple hope dimensions when working with caregivers. It also speaks to the importance of developing/testing hope-bolstering clinical interventions for this population.

Alzheimer's disease; dementia; cargiving; burden; hope; positive psychology; positive aspects of caregiving; stress; coping

Public Health and Healthcare, Other

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