Emotion Regulation Strategies and Goals as Predictors of Older Mothers' and Adult Daughters' Helping-Related Subjective Well-Being

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-59

  Martini, Tanya S ^a   Busseri, Michael A ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Emotion regulation; Intergenerational relationships; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARE AND CARING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GOALS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77950247352     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018776     Document Type: Article

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