Love and emotional well-being in people with intellectual disabilities

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 204-216

  Arias, Benito ^a   Ovejero, Anastasio ^a   Morentin, Raquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emotional well being; Love; People with intellectual disabilities; Structural equation models

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMOTIONS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY;

EID: 67449088952     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S113874160000161X     Document Type: Article

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