The Mental Health Costs and Benefits of Giving Social Support

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 370-385

  Strazdins, Lyndall ^a   Broom, Dorothy H ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

costs of caring; emotional labor; emotional work; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149066619     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.14.4.370     Document Type: Article

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