An Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Brief COPE with a Sample of Kenyan Caregivers

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 149-160

  Kimemia, Muthoni ^a   Asner Self, Kimberly K ^a   Daire, Andrew P ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief COPE; Coping; HIV AIDS care; Kenyan caregivers

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051469951     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10447-011-9122-8     Document Type: Article

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