APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Familial Caregivers’ Inaccurate Expression of Subjective Emotion Is Associated with Fewer Social Support Services Received
- Kareena del Rosario
University of California, Berkeley - Lorena Ferguson
University of California, Berkeley - Casey Brown
Georgetown University - Jenna Wells
University of California, Berkeley - Robert Levenson
University of California, Berkeley
Abstract
In a sample of 55 familial caregivers of dementia patients, self-report data and videos of expressive behavior indicate that caregivers who do not accurately display their emotions receive fewer social support services. Caregivers may be doing themselves a disservice by hiding their negative emotions.
Emotion
