Age and attachment style impact stress and depressive symptoms among caregivers: A prospective investigation

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-43

  Kim, Youngmee ^a   Kashy, Deborah A ^b   Evans, Tekla V ^a  

^a BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Age; Caregivers; Caregiving stress; Depressive symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; OBJECT RELATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 34047224566     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-007-0011-4     Document Type: Article

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