Spouse similarity for psychological distress and well-being: a population study.

doi:10.1017/s0033291700027409

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Spouse similarity for psychological distress and well-being: a population study.

Psychological medicine - 1 May 1994

Galbaud du Fort G, Kovess V, Boivin J F

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While spouse similarity for psychiatric morbidity has been the object of numerous studies, most of these focused on clinical samples and, consequently, the interpretation of their results is limited by the existence of a selection bias. In this study, conducted on a sample of 845 general populati...

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Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Incidence
Life Change Events
Male
Marriage
Mental Disorders
Middle Aged
Models, Genetic
Personality Assessment
Phenotype
Psychometrics
Quebec

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