Table IV.
Correlation matrix of latent variables (BEACON study; N = 258).
| CD | CC | TC/A | PC/F | AS | SS | RR | RS | Comm | RA | MHQOL | PHQOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiving demands | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| Caregiving conflict | 0.81 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Travel companion/aid | −0.07 | −0.03 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Personal care/finances | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.78 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Affiliative HIV stigma | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 1.00 | |||||||
| Care-related secondary stress | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Recipient’s reciprocity of caring | 0.29 | 0.19 | −0.44 | −0.24 | −0.14 | −0.22 | 1.00 | |||||
| Recipient’s support to CG | 0.64 | 0.58 | −0.29 | −0.12 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.57 | 1.00 | ||||
| CR/CG Communication | 0.17 | 0.15 | −0.56 | −0.35 | −0.24 | −0.40 | 0.82 | 0.52 | 1.00 | |||
| CG Role ambivalence | 0.24 | 0.10 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.51 | 0.80 | −0.37 | −0.09 | −0.45 | 1.00 | ||
| MHQOL | −0.01 | −0.13 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.60 | −0.17 | −0.07 | −0.12 | 0.61 | 1.00 | |
| PHQOL | 0.07 | −0.02 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.07 | −0.06 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.52 | 1.00 |
Boldface denotes statistically significant correlations between two latent variables (p < .05).
CR = Care recipient; CG = Caregiver; CD = caregiving demands; CC = caregiving conflict; TC/A = travel companion/aid; PC/F = personal care/finances; AS = affiliative HIV stigma; SS = care-related secondary stress; RR = recipient’s reciprocity of caring; RS = recipient’s support to caregiver; Comm = CR/CG communication; RA = CG role ambivalence; MHQOL = mental health quality of life; PHQOL = physical health quality of life.