Marital quality and negative experienced well-being: An assessment of actor and partner effects among older married persons

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 177-187

  Carr, Deborah ^a   Cornman, Jennifer C ^b   Freedman, Vicki A ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Jennifer C Cornman Consulting   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple level models; Experienced well being; Marital quality; Marriage; Negative emotions

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGING; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960424629     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbv073     Document Type: Article

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