Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) in caregivers of clinically-referred youth: Psychometric properties and mediation analysis

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 41-50

  Michele Athay, M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver strain; Caregivers; Life satisfaction; Mediation; Psychometrics; SWLS; Symptom severity; Youth mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858704588     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-011-0390-8     Document Type: Article

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