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Journal of Clinical and

Basic Psychosomatics

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Study on the relationship between feelings

of psychological control, sense of benefit,
and burden on caregivers for children with

congenital skeletal malformations

Xian Liu and Huijing Wu*
Department of Medical, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of
Medicine, Shanghai, China

Abstract
Negative life events can lead to positive psychological changes despite the adverse
effects. This study aims to investigate positive psychology in caregivers of children
with congenital bone deformities. The research analyzes caregivers’ burden,
psychological control, and benefit. The results showed: The average burden on
caregivers for children with congenital skeletal malformations was 36.46 (mild-to-
moderate), the individual burden score was around 21.13, and the responsibility
burden score was around 8.55. The burden of care was negatively associated with
the sense of benefit, suggesting that higher levels of psychological control were
associated with lower caregiver burden. The sense of benefit partially mediated
between psychological control and the caregiver burden.
*Corresponding author:
Huijing Wu
(synymb@126.com) Keywords: Care burden; Sense of psychological control; Sense of benefit; Congenital
bone deformity
Citation: Liu X, Wu H, 2023, Study
on the relationship between feelings
of psychological control, sense of
benefit, and burden on caregivers
for children with congenital skeletal 1. Introduction
malformations. J Clin Basic
Psychosom, 1(2): 1041. Despite the negative impact, life adversity produces positive psychological and
https://doi.org/10.36922/jcbp.1041
behavioral changes during the long-term coping process . Caregivers are a vulnerable
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Received: April 7, 2023 group and more attention was paid to their positive feelings and individual control.
Accepted: July 7, 2023 Beyond experiencing anxiety, depression, pressure, and burden, caregivers can also
undergo positive changes, such as increased self-worth, personal growth, coping with
Published Online: August 8, 2023
challenges, interpersonal relationships, social support, and stronger family bonds. These
Copyright: © 2023 Author(s). positive changes in cognitive evaluation are known as a “sense of benefit,” indicating the
This is an Open-Access article establishment of positive cognitive models to cope with crisis events . Psychological
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Creative Commons Attribution control is also an important aspect of the cognitive mode in coping with pressure.
License, permitting distribution, Individuals realize this through psychological self-control, including achieving specific
and reproduction in any medium, goals and controlling their emotions, behaviors, actions, and languages . The sense of
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provided the original work is
properly cited. psychological control plays an essential role in the care burden and it can enhance the
caregiver’s ability to control stressful events .
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Publishing remains neutral with It is confirmed that the sense of benefit significantly affects the care-receiving
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published maps and institutional experience . Cantó found that the sense of benefit helps caregivers effectively
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affiliations. environment adaptation and improve their mental health . Beibei et al. suggested
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