Is there something unique about marriage? The relative impact of marital status, relationship quality, and network social support on ambulatory blood pressure and mental health

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-244

  Holt Lunstad, Julianne ^a   Birmingham, Wendy ^b   Jones, Brandon Q ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; Cardiovascular; Depression; Marriage; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED MAN; MARRIED WOMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; SINGLE MAN; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 42249110513     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-008-9018-y     Document Type: Article

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