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The authors examined differences in stress and coping patterns as well as in situationally-related variables between participants and non-participants in self-help groups for parents of the mentally ill in Israel. Participants, who were higher on socio-economic status indicators, reported coping patterns that tended to be both more active and interactive. They also reported greater concerns around psycho-social issues than non-participants. The authors discuss the possible interrelationships among these findings.
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Gidron, B., Guterman, N.B. & Hartman, H. Stress and coping patterns of participants and non-participants in self-help groups for parents of the mentally ill. Community Ment Health J 26, 483–496 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00752453
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