A Developmental-Contextual Model of Couples Coping With Chronic Illness Across the Adult Life Span

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 920-954

  Berg, Cynthia A ^a   Upchurch, Renn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

adult development; chronic illness; coping; dyadic coping; marriage

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE;

EID: 35648931420     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.133.6.920     Document Type: Article

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