Individuals who care for aging parents or relatives often experience caregiving burden, which is associated with various negative psychological outcomes. During the current COVID‐19 pandemic, the conflict between caring for older relatives and taking the necessary personal precautions against infection may be exacerbated among individuals who belong to social groups, which perceive caring for others as an indispensable cultural construct. Accordingly, the current study examined whether feeling a part of one's community moderates the association between caregiving burden and depressive symptoms among the ultra‐orthodox society in Israel. A convenience sample of 358 ultra‐orthodox participants was collected (age range 30–70; M = 49.50, SD = 10.24), all of whom completed scales assessing caregiving burden, sense of community, and depressive symptoms. Results demonstrated that high caregiving burden and low sense of community were associated with increased depressive symptoms. Moreover, sense of community moderated the caregiving burden‐depressive symptoms link, as the latter positive association was significant only among individuals reporting low levels of sense of community. The discussion highlights the importance of sense of community as a beneficial personal and social factor, which mitigates the negative psychological consequences of caregiving burden among such societies.

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超正统犹太人的照顾负担和抑郁症状：社区意识的调节作用

照顾年迈的父母或亲戚的人经常会遇到照料负担，这与各种负面的心理后果有关。在当前的COVID-19大流行期间，照顾老年人的亲人与采取必要的预防感染的个人预防措施之间的冲突可能会在属于社会群体的个人中加剧，他们认为照顾他人是必不可少的文化结构。因此，本研究调查了在以色列的超正统社会中，感觉自己的社区成员是否减轻了照料负担和抑郁症状之间的联系。收集了358名超正统参与者的便利样本（年龄范围30-70；M = 49.50，SD= 10.24），他们都完成了评估护理负担，社区意识和抑郁症状的量表。结果表明，较高的照料负担和较低的社区意识与抑郁症状增加有关。此外，社区意识减轻了护理负担-抑郁症状的联系，因为后者的正向关联仅在报告社区意识低下的个体中才有意义。讨论强调了社区意识作为有益的个人和社会因素的重要性，它减轻了此类社会中照料负担的负面心理后果。