ヤングケアラーにおけるケア経験と家族機能がベネフィットファインディングに及ぼす影響の検討

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　　The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the experience of caregiving and family functioning among young carers and to examine how the two influence benefit finding. Participants were 200 former young carers (56 males and 144 females, mean age 35.64 years, SD=9.32). The hypothesized model was tested using structural equation modeling, and results indicated a good fit of the model; care to improve a family member’s physical functioning was associated with benefit finding via family functioning while care to address a family member’s mental health issues was inversely associated with benefit finding via family functioning. The current results suggest that there are both positive and negative aspects of benefit finding among young caregivers and that utilizing resources outside the family is useful in addressing a family member’s mental health issues.