The relationship between psychological resources, social resources, and depression: Results from older spousal caregivers in Hong Kong

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1016-1027

  Chow, Esther O W ^a   Ho, Henry C Y ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

depression; psychological resources; purpose in life; social resources; spousal caregivers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84867758769     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.692769     Document Type: Article

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