Relationship quality and changes in depressive symptoms among urban, married African Americans, hispanics, and whites

Family Relations

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-274

  Fagan, Jay ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Depressive symptoms; Hispanic; Marriage; Relationship quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650806137     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2009.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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