Support behavior and relationship satisfaction in couples dealing with diabetes: Main and moderating effects

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 578-586

  Schokker, Marike C ^a   Stuive, Ilse ^a   Bouma, Jelte ^a   Keers, Joost C ^a   Links, Thera P ^a   Wolffenbuttel, Bruce H R ^a   Sanderman, Robbert ^a   Hagedoorn, Mariet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Dyadic; Marital quality; Relationship focused coping; Spouses

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 78049422897     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021009     Document Type: Article

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