Social constraints on disclosure predict daily well-being in couples coping with early-stage breast cancer

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 661-667

  Pasipanodya, Elizabeth C ^a   Parrish, Brendt P ^a   Laurenceau, Jean Philippe ^a   Cohen, Lawrence H ^a   Siegel, Scott D ^b   Graber, Elana C ^a   Belcher, Amber J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b HELEN F GRAHAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Daily events; Marriage; Social constraints; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 84872028847     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028655     Document Type: Article

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