Perceived partner responsiveness moderates the association between received emotional support and all-cause mortality

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 231-235

  Selcuk, Emre ^a   Ong, Anthony D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Marriage; Mortality; Perceived partner responsiveness; Received emotional support; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; COHABITING PERSON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; MARRIED PERSON; MORTALITY; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880991282     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028276     Document Type: Article

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