Five-Factor Personality Traits and Subjective Health Among Caregivers: The Role of Caregiver Strain and Self-Efficacy

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 592-604

  Löckenhoff, Corinna E ^a   Duberstein, Paul R ^b   Friedman, Bruce ^b   Costa, Paul T ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver strain; Five factor model personality traits; Self efficacy; Self rated health; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CAREGIVERS; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80052906863     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022209     Document Type: Article

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