Relationships and Health: The Critical Role of Affective Science

Emotion Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 40-54

  Sbarra, David A ^a   Coan, James A ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

affect; emotion; health; relationship dynamics; relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042510870     PISSN: 17540739     EISSN: 17540747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1754073917696584     Document Type: Article

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