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Unraveling the Relationship of Distress Levels Within Couples: Common Stressors, Empathic Reactions, or Crossover via Social Interaction?
dc.contributor.authorWestman, Minaen_US
dc.contributor.authorVinokur, Amiram D.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-13T18:58:26Z
dc.date.available2010-04-13T18:58:26Z
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.identifier.citationWestman, Mina; Vinokur, Amiram (1998). "Unraveling the Relationship of Distress Levels Within Couples: Common Stressors, Empathic Reactions, or Crossover via Social Interaction?." Human Relations 51(2): 137-156. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66918>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0018-7267en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/66918
dc.description.abstractUsing structural equation modeling analyses we examined the correlation in levels of depression symptoms within couples to determine whether the underlying mechanism is due to common stressors, empathic reactions, or crossover via social interaction. The analyses were based on two waves of data collection from a sample of 354 male Vietnam veterans, Era veterans (veterans who served elsewhere during the period of the Vietnam War), and nonveterans and from their wives or committed partners. The results demonstrated that the correlation in depression symptoms within couples is due primarily to common stressors and crossover via negative social interaction. Common stressful life events increase depression in both spouses, and this in turn increases social undermining, which further increases depression.en_US
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dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.subject.otherCrossoveren_US
dc.subject.otherStress Transmissionen_US
dc.subject.otherStressen_US
dc.subject.otherJob Lossen_US
dc.subject.otherUnemploymenten_US
dc.titleUnraveling the Relationship of Distress Levels Within Couples: Common Stressors, Empathic Reactions, or Crossover via Social Interaction?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelSocial Worken_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelSociologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumInstitute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106.en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherFaculty of Management, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel 69978.en_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/66918/2/10.1177_001872679805100202.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/001872679805100202en_US
dc.identifier.sourceHuman Relationsen_US
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