Perceived support for promotion-focused and prevention-focused goals: Associations with well-being in unmarried and married couples: Research report

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 787-793

  Molden, Daniel C ^a   Lucas, Gale M ^a   Finkel, Eli J ^a   Kumashiro, Madoka ^b   Rusbult, Caryl ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORTH CAROLINA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650466011     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02362.x     Document Type: Article

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