A Longitudinal investigation of marital adjustment as a risk factor for metabolic syndrome

Health Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-86

  Whisman, Mark A ^a   Uebelacker, Lisa A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Discord; Distress; Metabolic syndrome; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DYSLIPIDEMIA; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPOUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; ENGLAND; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84857197440     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025671     Document Type: Article

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