title: The life space drawing as a measure of social relationships.
abstract: The life space drawing was prospectively assessed as a predictor of 12-month morbidity in 27 white female participants of a clinical trial. Women who subsequently experienced a high rate of self-reported morbidity (greater than or equal to 3 restricted-activity days per month) had a higher proportion of interpersonal relationships characterized by poor communication than did women with less than or equal to 2 restricted activity days per month. The quality of the relationship with a spouse/significant other appeared to be a particularly strong predictor of morbidity in this small self-selected group of women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia 65201.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Bertuso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008016:Life Change Events; D011386:Projective Techniques; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012803:Sick Role; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support