Spousal similarity in depression: A dyadic latent panel analysis of the panel study of belgian households

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 309-314

  Desai, Shaunak ^a   Schimmackm, Ulrich ^a   Jidkova, Svetlana ^b   Bracke, Piet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Depression; Longitudinal; Shared environment; Spousal similarity; Spouses

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DEPRESSION; DYADIC LATENT PANEL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; PANEL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOM ERROR; SPOUSAL SIMILARITY; SPOUSE; TIME; AGED; ENVIRONMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864758430     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025575     Document Type: Article

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