Journal article
Marital formation in individuals with work-related permanent impairment
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Prior studies on the impact of disabling work injury have neglected social support as a key mediating factor. This study investigates how permanent impairment from a work injury affects marital formation, an indicator of social support and integration with the potential to affect psychosocial adjustment and the resumption of productive social roles following work injury.
HYPOTHESES: Adjusting for socio-demographic and economic …
Authors
Scott-Marshall H; Tompa E; Liao Q; Fang M
Journal
Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 43–51
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.dhjo.2012.10.001
ISSN
1936-6574