Factors associated with parental distress

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-48

  Duchovic, Catherine A ^a   Gerkensmeyer, Janis E ^b   Wu, Jingwei ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Child and adolescent mental health; Child behavioral problems; Parental distress; Personal control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449153620     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2008.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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