The Crossover of Perceived Health Between Spouses

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-180

  Westman, Mina ^a   Keinan, Giora ^a   Roziner, Ilan ^a   Benyamini, Yael ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

couples; crossover; perceived health; self esteem; undermining

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE PLAYING; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSES;

EID: 42049121202     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.13.2.168     Document Type: Article

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