Stress spillover in early marriage: The role of self-regulatory depletion

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 698-708

  Buck, April A ^a   Neff, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Depletion; Marital quality; Relationship maintenance; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SPOUSE; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84874412819     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029260     Document Type: Article

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