Marital dissolution as a stressor:some evidence on psychological, physical, and behavioral changes in the pre-separation period

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 155-183

  Mastekaasa, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 85008755272     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v26n03_13     Document Type: Article

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