Social support and mastery influence the association between stress and poor physical health in parents caring for children with developmental disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2215-2223

  Cantwell, Joanne ^a   Muldoon, Orla T ^a   Gallagher, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Developmental disability; Mastery; Parents; Physical health; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MASTERY; PARENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84902175839     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.05.012     Document Type: Article

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