The Effectiveness of Social Support Attempts in Intimate Relationships

Support Processes in Intimate Relationships

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Rini, Christine ^a   Schetter, Christine Dunkel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Intimate relationships; Pregnancy; Psychosocial stress; Social support; Social support effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920926826     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195380170.003.0002     Document Type: Chapter

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