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A Phenomenological Study on Caretaking Families of Schizophrenic Individuals: Does the Family Feel Burdened?

Authors
Sheilla Varadhila Peristianto1, *, Subandi2, Muhana Sofiati Utami2
1Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: sheilla@mercubuana-yogyakarta.ac.id
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Sheilla Varadhila Peristianto
Available Online 27 June 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-080-0_11How to use a DOI?
Keywords
family; caregiver; schizophrenia; experience; burden; emotion
Abstract

Caretaking families of schizophrenic individuals experience various psychological conditions involving the attention of mind, emotion, behaviour and social. These are experiences that each family undergoes both objectively and subjectively. The current study aims to comprehend the experiences of caretaking families of schizophrenic individuals. Descriptive Phenomenology Analysis (DPA) is chosen to analyse those experiences. Theme findings are roles and responsibility, emotional reaction, social activities, communication pattern, religiosity, and appraisal or expectation. Some research results show that the family’s experience while caring for the schizophrenic individual is related to family burden. This burden is mainly a psychological family burden, such as emotional reaction in feeling angry and upset. On the other side, caretaking families also demonstrate patience acceptance, which happens to be part of the family’s emotional regulation. Having a certain emotion regulation process helps lessen the family burden. Family values influence the emotion regulation process. Therefore, further study on family values other than religiosity is required to study the family’s cultural values. Cultural context plays a role in expressing positive emotion in the emotion regulation process. Thus, further research on emotion regulation related to the family burden of caretaking families of schizophrenic individuals shall pay more attention to cultural context.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference of Psychology: International Conference on Indigenous Treatment and Contemporary Psychology (ICoP 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
27 June 2023
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978-2-38476-080-0
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2352-5398
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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