Marital Satisfaction and Physical Health: Evidence for an Orchid Effect

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 373-378

  South, Susan C ^a   Krueger, Robert F ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior genetics; health; relationship quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875044868     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612453116     Document Type: Article

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