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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253311903321

Autore

Revenson Tracey A

Titolo

Caregiving in the Illness Context / / by T. Revenson, K. Griva, A. Luszczynska, V. Morrison, E. Panagopoulou, N. Vilchinsky, M. Hagedoorn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2016

ISBN

9781137558985

1137558989

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p.)

Collana

Palgrave pivot

Disciplina

610.73/43

Soggetti

Personality

Difference (Psychology)

Social service

Clinical health psychology

Medical sciences

Community psychology

Personality and Differential Psychology

Social Work

Health Psychology

Health Sciences

Community Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover ; Half-Title  ; Title ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface; About the Authors; 1 What Is Caregiving and How Should We Study It?                                                       ; 2 Caregiving Outcomes                            ; 3 Caregiving as a Dyadic Process                                       ; 4 The Emotional Experience of Caregiving                                               ; 5 Gender and Caregiving: The Costs of Caregiving for Women

6 The Influence of Culture on Caregiving Cognitions and Motivations                                                                          7 Personality and Caregiving                                   ; 8 Interventions to Support Caregivers                                            ; References                 ; Index



Sommario/riassunto

How does caregiving affect health and well-being and what resources help caregivers? This book provides a synthesis of psychological research on caregiver stress and brings attention to the personal, social and structural factors that affect caregivers' well-being and as well as recent behavioral interventions to enhance health.