Accentuate the positive to mitigate the negative: Mother psychological coping resources and family adjustment in childhood disability

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-43

  Trute, Barry ^a   Benzies, Karen M ^a   Worthington, Catherine ^a   Reddon, John R ^b   Moore, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive appraisal; Developmental disability; Emotion regulation; Family adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COGNITION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COGNITION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 76649145410     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13668250903496328     Document Type: Article

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