Dyadic coping and relationship functioning in couples coping with cancer: A systematic review

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 85-114

  Traa, Marjan J ^a   De Vries, Jolanda ^a,b   Bodenmann, Guy ^c   Den Oudsten, Brenda L ^a,b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TweeSteden Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cancer; couples; dyadic coping; relationship functioning; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NEOPLASMS; SPOUSES;

EID: 84920877080     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12094     Document Type: Article

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