Reaping caregiver feelings of gain: The roles of socio-emotional support and mastery

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-117

  Shirai, Yumi ^a   Silverberg Koerner, Susan ^a   Baete Kenyon, Denyelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family caregiver; Feelings of gain; Mediator; Sense of mastery; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARIZONA; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549115994     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802591054     Document Type: Article

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