Depression, Marital Satisfaction and Communication in Couples: Investigating Gender Differences

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 306-316

  Gabriel, Barbara ^a   Beach, Steven R H ^a   Bodenmann, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77953609720     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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