Stress And Coping In Later-Life Families

by Mary A. Stephens, Janis H. Crowther, Stevan E. Hobfoll, Daniel L. Tennenbaum

Overview

A product of the Kent Psychology Forum 1989, the book focuses on how older adults and their families cope with the vicissitudes of later life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780891169284
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/01/1990
Series:	Applied Psychology: Social Issues and Questions
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mary A Stephens, Janis H Crowther, Stevan E Hobfoll, Daniel L. Tennenbaum

Table of Contents

Part 1 Stress in later-life families: stress, support and well-being in later life - focusing on salient social roles. Part 2 Social resources for coping with stress in later-life families: relational competence and adjustment in older adults - implications for the demands of aging. Part 3 The impact of providing care for later-life families - are they effective and why?