Stress appraisal and social support of Chinese mothers of adult children with mental retardation

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 473-482

  Chen, Theresa Yuk Ki ^a   Tang, Catherine So Kum ^b  

^a Heep Hong Soc Handicapped Children ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTHER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030942556     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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