Predicting the onset of emotional recovery following nonmarital relationship dissolution: Survival analyses of sadness and anger

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 298-312

  Sbarra, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis of change; Attachment; Breakups; Emotion; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; SURVIVAL; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STUDENTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644973287     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205280913     Document Type: Article

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