Stress, coping, and well-being in military spouses during deployment separation

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 247-267

  Padden, Diane L ^a   Connors, Rebecca A ^a   Agazio, Janice G ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

coping; deployment separation; general well being; military spouses; stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SOLDIER; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751488561     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945910371319     Document Type: Article

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