Couple relationship distress and observed expression of intimacy during reminiscence about positive relationship events

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 686-700

  Osgarby, Susan M ^a   Halford, W Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Couple satisfaction; Intimacy; Positive reminiscence; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTIMACY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEMORY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PROBLEM SOLVING; SATISFACTION;

COMMUNICATION; COUPLE SATISFACTION; INTIMACY; POSITIVE REMINISCENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84884976502     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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