Personality Traits in College Students and Caregiving for a Relative with a Chronic Health Condition
The purpose of this study was to investigate among college students the relationship between personality traits and willingness to care for a relative with a chronic health condition. 329 undergraduate students completed an online questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regressions found that after con...
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| author | Michael A. Trujillo Paul B. Perrin Aaliah Elnasseh Bradford S. Pierce Melody Mickens |
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| description | The purpose of this study was to investigate among college students the relationship between personality traits and willingness to care for a relative with a chronic health condition. 329 undergraduate students completed an online questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regressions found that after controlling for demographics personality traits explained 10% of the variance in willingness to provide emotional care, 7% in instrumental care, and 7% in nursing care. Within these models, greater empathy was uniquely associated with willingness to provide emotional, instrumental, and nursing care for a family member in the future. Similarly, participants with high agreeableness were more willing to provide emotional care, and participant older age was a unique predictor of instrumental care. The results can help shape research on interventions that incorporate perspective taking, motivational interviewing, and training in life skills as a means of boosting college students’ willingness to provide care for a relative with a chronic health condition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b16224fdda5e43c2b22e0e7ca203d9422025-08-20T03:20:48ZengWileyJournal of Aging Research2090-22042090-22122016-01-01201610.1155/2016/36509273650927Personality Traits in College Students and Caregiving for a Relative with a Chronic Health ConditionMichael A. Trujillo0Paul B. Perrin1Aaliah Elnasseh2Bradford S. Pierce3Melody Mickens4Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USAVirginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USAVirginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USAVirginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USAVirginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USAThe purpose of this study was to investigate among college students the relationship between personality traits and willingness to care for a relative with a chronic health condition. 329 undergraduate students completed an online questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regressions found that after controlling for demographics personality traits explained 10% of the variance in willingness to provide emotional care, 7% in instrumental care, and 7% in nursing care. Within these models, greater empathy was uniquely associated with willingness to provide emotional, instrumental, and nursing care for a family member in the future. Similarly, participants with high agreeableness were more willing to provide emotional care, and participant older age was a unique predictor of instrumental care. The results can help shape research on interventions that incorporate perspective taking, motivational interviewing, and training in life skills as a means of boosting college students’ willingness to provide care for a relative with a chronic health condition.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3650927 |
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