Crossover of marital dissatisfaction during military downsizing among Russian army officers and their spouses

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 769-779

  Westman, Mina ^a   Hamilton, V Lee ^b,d   Vinokur, Amiram D ^c   Roziner, Ilan ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; SPOUSE;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; RUSSIA; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 7444246859     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.89.5.769     Document Type: Review

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