Table 2.
Relationship between depression, anxiety, burden and empathy in informal caregivers.
| Depression |
Anxiety |
Burden |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔR2 | β | ΔR2 | β | ΔR2 | β | |
| Model 1. Perspective Taking | ||||||
| Block 1. Control variables | .169*** | – | .098* | – | .198*** | – |
| Block 2. PT | .001 | −.03 | .001 | .04 | .000 | .02 |
| Block 3. PT2 | .021* | −.14 | .007 | −.08 | .000 | .01 |
| Total R2 | .191*** | .106* | .199*** | |||
| Model 2. Empathic Concern | ||||||
| Block 1. Control variables | .161*** | – | .100* | – | .192*** | – |
| Block 2. EC | .017 | .13 | .087*** | .30 | .005 | .07 |
| Block 3. EC2 | .004 | −.06 | .002 | −.04 | .009 | −.09 |
| Total R2 | .183*** | .189*** | .206*** | |||
Note. Control variables included age, sex, level of education (low, high), type of relationship with care receiver (spouse, child), hours spent on care a week, and time since dementia diagnosis of the person with dementia. *p < .05, ***p < .001.