Does Marriage Have Positive Effects on the Psychological Well-Being of the Individual?

1983/06/01 by Walter R. Gove, Michael Hughes, Michael D. Hughes +1 · 8 citations
Psychology · Health Professions · Social Sciences · #Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction #Health, psychology, and well-being #Health disparities and outcomes

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Abstract

Walter R. Gove, Michael Hughes, Carolyn Briggs Style, Does Marriage Have Positive Effects on the Psychological Well-Being of the Individual?, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Jun., 1983), pp. 122-131

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