Quick to berate, slow to sleep: Interpartner psychological conflict, mental health, and sleep

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1057-1066

  El Sheikh, Mona ^a   Kelly, Ryan ^a   Rauer, Amy ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Anxiety; Conflict; Depression; Interpartner psychological conflict; Sleep

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887522887     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031786     Document Type: Article

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