A Dyadic and Longitudinal Investigation of Adjustment in Couples Coping with Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 74-83

  Samios, Christina ^a   Pakenham, Kenneth I ^b   O’Brien, Jill ^b  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actor partner interdependence model; Adjustment; Couples; Multiple sclerosis; Relationship satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84940282734     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: 15324796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-014-9633-8     Document Type: Article

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