Personality and Caregiving

Revenson, Tracey A.; Griva, Konstadina; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Morrison, Val; Panagopoulou, Efharis; Vilchinsky, Noa; Hagedoorn, Mariët

doi:10.1057/9781137558985_7

Personality and Caregiving

Tracey A. Revenson⁸,
Konstadina Griva⁹,
Aleksandra Luszczynska¹⁰,
Val Morrison¹¹,
Efharis Panagopoulou¹²,
Noa Vilchinsky¹³ &
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Mariët Hagedoorn¹⁴

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Some caregivers acclimate better than others to the caregiving role, even when coping with similar threats to a loved one’s health (Arenstein & Brown, 2014; Orgeta & Leung, 2015). Understanding why, through examining the underlying differences among individuals, may assist caregivers in adjusting to the difficult demands placed on them by serious chronic illnesses.

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Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University New York, USA
Tracey A. Revenson (Professor of Psychology)
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Konstadina Griva (Associate Professor of Health Psychology)
University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland
Aleksandra Luszczynska (Professor of Psychology)
Bangor University, UK
Val Morrison (Professor of Health Psychology)
Aristotle University, Greece
Efharis Panagopoulou (Assistant Professor of Health Psychology)
Bar Ilan University, Israel
Noa Vilchinsky (Lecturer in Rehabilitation Psychology)
University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Mariët Hagedoorn (Professor of Health Psychology)

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Revenson, T.A. et al. (2016). Personality and Caregiving. In: Caregiving in the Illness Context. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137558985_7

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