Depressive Symptoms and Marital Satisfaction in the Context of Chronic Disease: A Longitudinal Dyadic Analysis

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 573-584

  Pruchno, Rachel ^a   Wilson Genderson, Maureen ^a   Cartwright, Francine P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; late life marriages; marital dyad; marital satisfaction; multilevel modeling

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SATISFACTION;

AGED; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 68949198045     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015878     Document Type: Article

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