Rumination and psychological distress among bereaved partners

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 855-862

  Nolen Hoeksema, Susan ^a   McBride, Angela ^b,c   Larson, Judith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MORALE;

EID: 0031116470     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.72.4.855     Document Type: Article

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