The psychological well-being of couples experiencing a chronic illness: A matter of personal and partner illness cognitions and the role of marital quality

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1347-1357

  Karademas, Evangelos C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; dyadic adaptation to illness; illness perception; marital quality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SPOUSES;

EID: 84911410126     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313488983     Document Type: Article

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