The effects of relationship stress and unmitigated communion on physical and mental health outcomes

Stress and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 267-273

  Nagurney, Alexander J ^a,b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

'Unmitigated communion'; Gender; Interpersonal stress; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOTHESIS; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 35348868693     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1146     Document Type: Article

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