2024
Patterns of Family Conflict and Accusations of Abuse in Dementia Family Caregivers: A Latent Class Analysis
Browning W, Yildiz M, Maxwell C, Sullivan T, Yefimova M, Chilatra J, Pickering C. Patterns of Family Conflict and Accusations of Abuse in Dementia Family Caregivers: A Latent Class Analysis. The Gerontologist 2024, gnae108. PMID: 39166288, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnae108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLatent class analysisFamily conflictNeglectful behaviorsNon-traditional family structuresGroup membershipClass analysisNon-traditional caregiversRelationship typesFamily caregiversAdult childrenFour-class solutionFamily structureMultinomial logistic regressionProbability of abuseAccusations of abuseConflictUnique risk factorsAccusationsAbuseMembershipDementia family caregiversNeglectCaregiversElevated probabilityFamilySelf-Compassion and Emotion Dysregulation Mediate the Effect of Stress Appraisals on Elder Abuse and Neglect Behaviors in Dementia Family Caregiving
Pickering C, Weiss N, Yildiz M, Sullivan T. Self-Compassion and Emotion Dysregulation Mediate the Effect of Stress Appraisals on Elder Abuse and Neglect Behaviors in Dementia Family Caregiving. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2024, 79: gbae138. PMID: 39136354, PMCID: PMC11439994, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion dysregulationSelf-compassionStress appraisalDementia family caregiversEffect of self-compassionEffects of stress appraisalsMediation of emotional dysregulationBetween-person levelMultilevel structural equation modelingNeglectful behaviorsModifiable intervention targetsEmotion (dys)regulationStructural equation modelingBehavioral symptomsMediation pathsBehavioral interventionsEfficacious interventionsIntervention targetsEmotionsFamily caregiversEquation modelingAbuseDysregulationDiary surveyCaregivers
2022
Early Stages of COVID-19 Pandemic Had No Discernable Impact on Risk of Elder Abuse and Neglect Among Dementia Family Caregivers: A Daily Diary Study
Pickering CEZ, Maxwell CD, Yefimova M, Wang D, Puga F, Sullivan T. Early Stages of COVID-19 Pandemic Had No Discernable Impact on Risk of Elder Abuse and Neglect Among Dementia Family Caregivers: A Daily Diary Study. Journal Of Family Violence 2022, 38: 965-975. PMID: 35578604, PMCID: PMC9095055, DOI: 10.1007/s10896-022-00392-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research