A longitudinal assessment of a measure of premarital sexual conflict

Family Relations

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 302-308

  Long, Edgar C J ^a   Cate, Rodney M ^b   Fehsenfeld, Del A ^c   Williams, Kimberly M ^d  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Family and Pediatric Clinic   (United States)

^d Children's Medical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Premarital counseling; Premarital relationships; Premarital sexuality; Sexual conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030176809     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/585502     Document Type: Article

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