Caregivers’ positive emotional language predicts their depression trajectories after dementia caregiving ends
Caregivers who use more positive words when describing their connection with the care recipient may be more resilient, underscoring the potential role of positive emotional qualities of the caregiving relationship in preserving caregivers' mental health after caregiving ends.
Authors
- Jennifer Merrilees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0907-0139)
- Claire Yee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1601-9163)
- Jenna L. Wells (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4240-7015)
- Suzanne M. Shdo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7414-4782)
- Bruce L. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2152-4220)
- Robert W. Levenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2036-793X)
- Kevin J. Grimm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8576-4469)
- Julian A. Scheffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8216-193X)
- Katherine L. Possin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6623-3793)
- Alissa Bernstein Sideman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-5748)
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- New York State University College of Human Ecology (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf267
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00