Change in social support and psychological well-being: A longitudinal study of aging mothers of adults with mental retardation

Family Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 154-163

  Hong, Jinkuk ^a   Seltzer, Marsha Mailick ^a   Krauss, Marty Wyngaarden ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin ^*

Author keywords

Family caregiving; Older adults; Psychological well being; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035592418     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2001.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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