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Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 12, No. 1, 89-102 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307071743

Relations between Social Support, Appraisal and Coping and Both Positive and Negative Outcomes in Young Carers

Kenneth I. Pakenham

University of Queensland, Australia

Jessica Chiu

University of Queensland, Australia

Samantha Bursnall

Griffith University, Australia

Toni Cannon

Carers Queensland, Australia

This study examined a stress/coping model of adjustment in early caregiving. It was hypothesized that better adjustment would be related to higher social support and approach coping, and lower stress appraisals and avoidant coping. One hundred young carers aged 10–25 years completed questionnaires. Predictors included choice in caregiving, social support, stress appraisal and coping. Dependent variables were global distress and positive outcomes (life satisfaction, positive affect, benefits). Correlations supported all hypothesized relations between the stress/coping predictors and adjustment outcomes. Regression analyses showed social support as the strongest predictor of adjustment, whereas coping and choice in caregiving emerged as weaker predictors and stress appraisal was unrelated to adjustment. The stress/coping framework and findings have the potential to inform interventions designed to promote well-being in young carers.

Key Words: adjustment • caregiving • coping • social support • stress • young carers


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