The buffering effect of relationship satisfaction on emotional distress in couples

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Røsand, Gun Mette B ^a   Slinning, Kari ^a,b   Eberhard Gran, Malin ^a,c   Røysamb, Espen ^a,d   Tambs, Kristian ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84857992866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-66     Document Type: Article

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