Empathy and social support provision in couples: Social support and the need to study the underlying processes

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-284

  Devoldre, Inge ^a   Davis, Mark H ^b   Verhofstadt, Lesley L ^c   Buysse, Ann ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Empathy; Romantic partners; Self report; Social support provision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMPATHY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950614925     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223981003648294     Document Type: Article

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