Individual differences in adjustment to spousal loss: A nonlinear mixed model analysis

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 405-415

  Burke, Christopher T ^a,c   Shrout, Patrick E ^a   Bolger, Niall ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Loss; Mixed model analysis; Nonlinear mixed models

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEREAVEMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; GRIEF; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PREDICTION; PROCESS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORY; WIDOW;

EID: 34347350096     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025407077758     Document Type: Article

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