Coping processes as revealed in the stories of mothers of children with autism

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-116

  Marshall, Vaughan ^a   Long, Bonita C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Coping and adaptation; Life stories; Mothering; Mothers; Narrative analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTHERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 74049139987     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309348367     Document Type: Article

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