Depression and empathic accuracy in couples: An interpersonal model of gender differences in depression

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1033-1041

  Gadassi, Reuma ^a   Mor, Nilly ^a   Rafaeli, Eshkol ^b,c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; dyadic data; empathic accuracy; experience sampling; gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051620390     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611414728     Document Type: Article

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