Process of self-identity transformation in women with autistic adolescent

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-64

  Shu, Bih Ching ^a   Lo, Li Hua ^a   Lin, Li Ling ^b   Hsieh, Su Chen ^c   Li, Shi Ming ^d   Wu, Shu Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent children; Autism; Connection; Mothering; Self identity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISM; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; NARRATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33646173464     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387562.11447.a1     Document Type: Article

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