Chronically ill mothers experiencing pain: Relational coping strategies used while parenting young children

Chronic Illness

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-45

  White, Carmel Parker ^a   Mendoza, Jaymi ^a   White, Mark B ^a   Bond, Christy ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Multiple sclerosis; Pain; Parenting; Relational coping; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PAIN; PARENTING; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62249192080     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395309102820     Document Type: Article

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