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<ArticleTitle>The Role of Optimism and Personal Control in Caregivers__ampersandsignrsquo; Stress and Well-being</ArticleTitle>
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<Abstract>Caring for someone who is unable to care for oneself is referred to as caregiving. In the present study, this refers to the direct care provided to chronically ill patients by family caregivers. Although family caregivers undertake caregiving as a responsibility, they may still perceive a threat to their physical and psychological being. Thus, caregiving, being associated with emotional, financial and social turmoil, forms a ground for research in itself. The total sample for the present research comprises 120 caregivers of chronically ill patients, drawn from some private hospitals in the city of Gorakhpur and Faizabad, where patients with heart diseases, cancer, diabetes and other chronic illnesses are treated and admitted. Results reveal that the use of psychological resources of optimism and personal control helps caregivers reduce their caregiving stress and move toward well-being.</Abstract>
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<Keywords>well-being, stress, caregivers, optimism, hope, positive psychological resources</Keywords>
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