Influence of emotional support exchange in marriage on caregiving wives' burden and marital satisfaction

Family Relations

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-204

  Wright, Debra L ^a   Aquilino, William S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Emotional support; Marital satisfaction; Social exchange theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032043805     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/585624     Document Type: Article

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