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The gamma generalized linear model, log transformation, and the robust Yuen-Welch test for analyzing group means with skewed and heteroscedastic data
Alternatives for positively skewed and heteroscedastic data include the Yuen-Welch (YW) test, data transformations, and the generalized linear model (GzLM). Because the GzLM is rarely considered in psychology compared to the other two, we compared these strategies conceptually and empirically. The YW test generally has satisfactory power, but
its trimmed mean can deviate substantially from the arithmetic mean, which is often the desired parameter. The gamma GzLM can be used asa substitute for the log transformation and addresses the limitations in inference for the YW and data transformations.Social Sciences and Humanites Research Council of Canad
Personality traits and depressive symptoms in informal caregivers in Canada: a longitudinal study of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging data
In 2018, approximately one out of four Canadians, aged 15 and older, provided informal care to
a family member or a friend. Caregivers are at an increased risk for depression and depressive
symptoms because of the psychological, emotional, social and financial problems that they might
endure due to their caregiving roles. Demographic factors such as age, sex, race, education,
income, marital status and retirement status have been associated with depressive symptoms in
the literature. As has physical health, and a number of caregiving characteristics such as the
relationship with the care recipient, the intensity of caregiving including the hours of caregiving
per week, the duration of caregiving, the relationship with the care recipient and the type of
caregiving task. There is a large body of literature that links Neuroticism and Extraversion to
depressive symptoms. However, to date the link between the personality traits and depressive
symptoms in the caregiver population remains unclear