Psychological adaptation after marital disruption: The effects of optimism and perceived control: Personality and social sciences

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-128

  Thuen, Frode ^a   Rise, Jostein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NIKU Hovedkontor   (Norway)

Author keywords

Marital disruption; Optimism; Perceived control

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33645084261     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2006.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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