The role of neuroticism and mastery in spouse caregivers' assessment of and response to a contextual stressor

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages

  Bookwala, Jamila ^a   Schulz, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOUSE;

EID: 0031802441     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/53B.3.P155     Document Type: Article

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