Behavioral components of marital satisfaction: An individualized assessment approach

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 417-423

  Johnson, Parti L ^a,b   O'Leary, K Daniel ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE;

EID: 0029873995     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.64.2.417     Document Type: Article

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