Caregiver stress among grandparents raising grandchildren: The functional role of social support

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 171-190

  Landry Meyer, Laura ^a   Gerard, Jean M ^a   Guzell, Jacqueline R ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generativity; Grandparent caregivers; Life satisfaction; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644452496     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v37n01_11     Document Type: Review

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