The influence of feeling positive about helping among dementia caregivers in New Zealand: Helping attitudes predict happiness

Dementia

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-69

  Dulin, Patrick L ^a,b   Dominy, Jean B ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Affect; Altruism; Coping

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549163623     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301207085367     Document Type: Article

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