The role of violated caregiver preferences in psychological well-being when older mothers need assistance

Gerontologist

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 388-396

  Suitor, J Jill ^a   Gilligan, Megan ^a   Pillemer, Karl ^b   Pruchno, Rachel ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Caregiving; Inter generational relationships; Parent child; Parental favoritism; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT CHILD; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84877594049     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gns084     Document Type: Article

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