Figure 1.

An objective attitude is associated with decreased relationship closeness between caregiver and care-recipient while not protecting against caregiver strain. Because no significant effect was observed on mediation of disease progression and relationship closeness via caregiver strain, only the total and direct effects for mediation via an objective attitude are reported in that pathway. Note: Single-headed arrows represent postulated causal associations while double-headed arrows represent associations without presumed direction. Solid lines indicate positive associations while dashed lines indicate negative associations. Statistical significance (p < 0.05*, p < 0.005**) for a given path is indicated by a teal-colored arrow and an asterisk next to the standardized coefficient.