Stressful life events, social support, and the distress of widowed and divorced women: A counteractive model

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-203

  Miller, Nancy B ^a   Smerglia, Virginia L ^a   Gaudet, D Scott ^a   Kitson, Gay C ^a  

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EID: 0032221572     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251398019002004     Document Type: Article

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