Cognitive fusion and distress in family caregivers: the role of satisfaction with personal values
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2022-09-27
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Taylor and Francis - Revista Agind and Mental Health
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Objectives: cognitive fusion (the tendency towards behavior that is overly regulated and influenced by cognition) and dissatisfaction with personal values are central processes of psychological inflexibility and are related to distress. Being cognitively fused may interfere with achieving satisfaction from personal values. This study analyzed the role of satisfaction with the value of caregiving and other personal values (e.g. personal growth) in the relationship between cognitive fusion and caregivers’ distress.Method: a total of 287 dementia family caregivers participated in this quantitative study carried out in Madrid, Spain, from January 2016 to February 2020. We measured sociodemographic and stressor variables, cognitive fusion, caregivers’ satisfaction with values and depressive and anxiety symptoms. The indirect effect of cognitive fusion on distress through caregivers’ satisfaction with caregiving value and with other personal values was tested. Four hierarchical regression models were analyzed: the role of satisfaction with the caregiving value in the association between cognitive fusion and depressive (Model 1a) and anxiety (Model 1b) symptoms; and the role of satisfaction with other personal values in the association between cognitive fusion and depressive (Model 2a) and anxiety (Model 2b) symptoms.Results: the results showed an indirect effect of cognitive fusion on both depressive and anxiety symptoms only through satisfaction with other personal values. Those reporting higher cognitive fusion reported lower satisfaction with other personal values, and this association was related to higher scores in depressive and anxiety symptoms (Models 2a and 2b).Conclusion: cognitive fusion could be a variable that interferes in obtaining satisfaction from personal values, something that increases caregivers’ distress.
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Este estudio fue financiado por el Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación de España. La preparación de este artículo fue financiada en parte por tres subvenciones del Ministerio de Educación de España (PSI2012-31293), el Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad de España (PSI2015-65152-C2-1-R y PSI2015-65152-C2-2-R), y el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PID2019-106714RB-C21 y PID2019-106714RB-C22). Samara Barrera Caballero recibió el apoyo de una subvención FPU17/02548 del Ministerio de Educación de España.
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Barrera-Caballero, S., Romero-Moreno, R., Vara-García, C., Márquez-González, M., Olazarán, J., & Losada-Baltar, A. (2022). Cognitive fusion and distress in family caregivers: the role of satisfaction with personal values. Aging & Mental Health, 27(7), 1329–1334. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2126432