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Cabrera, Isabel, Márquez-González, María, Kishita, Naoko 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8453-2714, Vara-García, Carlos and Losada, Andrés
(2021)
Development and validation of an Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) to measure implicit dysfunctional beliefs about caregiving in dementia family caregivers.
The Psychological Record, 71.
pp. 41-54.
ISSN 0033-2933
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Abstract
Caregivers of people with dementia who endorse dysfunctional beliefs about caregiving are at high risk of experiencing higher levels of distress. These dysfunctional beliefs are presented in the form of rules, verbal statements that specify what responsibilities one should expect in order to be a “good caregiver,” and are characterized as rigid, unrealistic, or highly demanding. Previous studies relied exclusively on self-report measures when assessing such dysfunctional beliefs about caregiving. The objectives of this study were: 1) to develop and validate an Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) to measure implicit dysfunctional beliefs about caregiving (CARE-IRAP), and 2) considering the relatively high age of the sample, to analyze the adaptation of the IRAP for older adults, comparing the IRAP performance between older adult caregivers and middle-aged caregivers. Participants were 123 dementia family caregivers with a mean age of 62.24 ± 12.89. Adaptations were made to the IRAP by adjusting the accuracy and response time criteria. The sample was split into middle-aged caregivers (below 60 years) and older adult caregivers (60 or older). The CARE-IRAP scores presented significant positive correlations with explicit measures of dysfunctional beliefs about caregiving and experiential avoidance in caregiving. A similar pattern of results was observed across the two age groups. The results revealed that caregivers endorse implicit dysfunctional beliefs about caregiving and offer preliminary support for the use of the IRAP as a valid measure of implicit caregiving beliefs. This exploratory study is the first to adapt the IRAP criteria to older adults, and future studies should further explore criteria suitable for this population.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | caregivers,dementia,dysfunctional beliefs,implicit relational assessment procedure,arts and humanities (miscellaneous),psychology(all) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1200/1201 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Dementia & Complexity in Later Life Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2020 01:07 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 02:49 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/77505 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40732-020-00445-8 |
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