Giving and taking -differential effects of providing, receiving and anticipating emotional support on quality of life in adults with multiple illnesses

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 660-670

  Warner, Lisa M ^a   Schüz, Benjamin ^b   Wurm, Susanne ^a   Ziegelmann, Jochen P ^b   Tesch Römer, Clemens ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CENTRE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

control beliefs; multimorbidity; multiple mediation; quality of life; self esteem; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROL; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMOTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALTRUISM; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77954414098     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310368186     Document Type: Article

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