Genetic effects on women's positive mental health: Do marital relationships and social support matter?

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 339-349

  Spotts, Erica L ^a,c   Pedersen, Nancy L ^b   Neiderhiser, Jenae M ^c   Reiss, David ^c   Lichtenstein, Paul ^a,d   Hansson, Kjell ^d   Cederblad, Marianne ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavior genetics; Marital quality; Positive mental health; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; THEORETICAL MODEL; TWINS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; SWEDEN; TWINS;

EID: 27644589526     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.19.3.339     Document Type: Review

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