Endorsement of Proactively Aggressive Caregiving Strategies Moderates the Relation Between Caregiver Mental Health and Potentially Harmful Caregiving Behavior

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 494-504

  Shaffer, David R ^a   Dooley, W Keith ^b   Williamson, Gail M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Murray State University

Author keywords

caregiving; depression; potentially harmful behavior; proactive aggression; resentment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVERS; COERCION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COST OF ILLNESS; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34948859496     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.22.3.494     Document Type: Article

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