Momentary work worries, marital disclosure, and salivary cortisol among parents of young children

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 887-896

  Slatcher, Richard B ^a,b,c   Robles, Theodore F ^a,b,c   Repetti, Rena L ^a,b,c   Fellows, Michelle D ^a,b,c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Couples; Marriage; Self disclosure; Stress; Work

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SPOUSE; STRESS; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPOUSES; WORK;

EID: 78651367838     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181f60fcc     Document Type: Article

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