Objective:To explore the relationship between depressive symptoms and filial piety in adult-child caregivers of disabled elderly,and the mediating effect of mutuality on the relationship.Methods:Totally 383 adult-child caregivers were assessed with the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale(CES-D),Dual Filial Piety Scale(DFPS)and Mutuality Scale(MS).The SPSS macro program Process was used to test the mediation model.Results:The CES-D scores were negatively correlated with the reciprocal filial piety scores and the MS scores(r=-0.49,-0.48,Ps＜0.01)and positively correlated with the authoritarian filial piety scores(r=0.37,P＜0.01).The MS scores were positively correlated with the reciprocal filial piety scores(r=0.76,P＜0.01),and negatively correlated with the authoritarian filial piety scores(r=-0.84,P＜0.01).Reciprocal filial piety scores were negatively associated with CES-D scores(β=-0.67).In addition,MS scores partly mediated the relationship between reciprocal filial piety scores and CES-D scores,the value of mediating effect was 22.89％.Conclusion:The depressive symptoms are correlated with filial piety and mutuality among adult-child caregivers of disabled eld-erly.
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