Emotional transmission in couples under stress

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-48

  Thompson, Anne ^a   Bolger, Niall ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Close relationships; Depression; Emotional contagion; Relationship satisfaction; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033074691     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353881     Document Type: Article

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