Lean on me: Susceptibility to partner affect attenuates psychological distress over a 12-month period

Emotion

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 201-210

  Randall, Ashley K ^a   Schoebi, Dominik ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Affect susceptibility; Emotion regulation; Intimate relationships; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PARTNER AFFECT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SADNESS; WORK SCHEDULE; EMOTION; MENTAL STRESS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926419962     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/emo0000043     Document Type: Article

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