Mediating effect of meta-mood between negative life events and neglect of care in elderly caregivers
Objective To understand the mediating effect of meta-mood between negative life events and neglect of care among elderly caregivers,so as to provide a reference for managers of elderly care institutions to formulate strategies to reduce neglect of care.Methods From July to November 2023,a convenience sampling was used to conduct a questionnaire survey among 479 caregivers in Beijing elderly care service institutions.The investigation was carried out with the general information questionnaire,life event scale,trait meta-mood scale and elderly caregivers'neglect assessment scale,and the data were analyzed.Results The average score of negative life events among elderly caregivers was(0.73±0.38)points,the average score of neglect of care was(4.25±0.43)points,the average score of meta-mood was(3.68±0.54)points.Among them,the average score of mood attention was(3.54±0.54)points,the average score of mood discrimination was(3.66±0.65)points,and the average score of mood recovery was(3.95±0.78)points.Negative life events were correlated with each dimension of meta-mood and neglect of care(all P＜0.05).Meta-mood had a partial mediating effect between negative life events and care neglect(β=-0.082,P＜0.05),and the mediating effect accounted for 58.16％of the total effect.Conclusion Negative life events can not only directly affect the care neglect of elderly caregivers,but also indirectly affect the care neglect through meta-mood.Institutional managers need to pay more attention to the negative life events of nursing assistants,take a variety of ways to improve the meta-mood ability,and reduce the occurrence of neglect of care.
Elderly caregiversLife eventsMeta-moodNeglect of care
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