Is life more difficult on mars or venus? A meta-analytic review of sex differences in major and minor life events

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-97

  Davis, Mary C ^a   Matthews, Karen A ^b   Twamley, Elizabeth W ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0033025946     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02895038     Document Type: Article

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