Spouses' reasons for not reporting existing marital aggression as a marital problem

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 443-453

  Ehrensaft, Miriam K ^b   Vivian, Dina ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030362935     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.10.4.443     Document Type: Article

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