Further exploration of the young carers perceived stress scale: Identifying a benefit-finding dimension

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 642-655

  Cassidy, Tony ^a   Giles, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD;

EID: 84879757693     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12017     Document Type: Article

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