Interpersonal communication and sexual adjustment: The roles of understanding and agreement

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1017-1025

  Purnine, Daniel M ^a   Carey, Michael P ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 0030776144     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.65.6.1017     Document Type: Article

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