Predictors and correlates of coping well with early motherhood in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-424

  Lee, Christina ^a   Gramotnev, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coping; Motherhood; Wellbeing; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL STRESS; PEER PRESSURE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SHORT FORM 36; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33749349484     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500600617303     Document Type: Article

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