Increasing family members' appreciation of family caregiving stress

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-94

  Gopalan, Neena ^a   Brannon, Laura A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism appeals; Egoism appeals; Empathy; Family caregivers; Other oriented appeals; Self oriented appeals

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; CAREGIVERS; EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33745433565     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.140.2.85-94     Document Type: Article

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