Benefit finding and resilience in child caregivers

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 606-618

  Cassidy, Tony ^a   Giles, Melanie ^a   McLaughlin, Marian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefit Finding; Burden of care; Child carers; Positive Psychology; Resilience; Social Support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84904719745     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12059     Document Type: Article

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