Feelings of parental caring predict health status in midlife: A 35-year follow-up of the Harvard Mastery of Stress Study

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-13

  Russek, Linda G ^a,b   Schwartz, Gary E ^b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; caring; health; love; social support; stress; warmth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOVE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOVE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS;

EID: 0031027279     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025525428213     Document Type: Article

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