Perceived stress in young carers: Development of a measure

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-180

  Early, Louise ^a   Cushway, Delia ^a   Cassidy, Tony ^b  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burden of care; Coping; Stress; Young carers; Young Carers Perceived Stress Scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646700310     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-005-9011-z     Document Type: Article

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