Social support and psychological adjustment to SARS: The mediating role of self-care self-efficacy

Psychology and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-174

  Mak, Winnie W S ^a   Law, Rita W ^a,b   Woo, Jean ^a   Cheung, Fanny M ^a   Lee, Dominic ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychological adjustment; SARS; Self care self efficacy; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 61949385875     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440701447649     Document Type: Article

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