Parental cancer: Catalyst for positive growth and change

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 397-408

  Levesque, Janelle V ^a   Maybery, Darryl ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cancer, psychosocial aspects; emotions emotion work; families; illness and disease, experiences; relationships, parent child

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASM; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; EMPATHY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856745738     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311421617     Document Type: Article

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