Romantic jealousy and affairs: Research and implications for couple therapy

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 249-275

  Cano, Annmarie ^a   O’leary, K Daniel ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JEALOUSY; MARITAL THERAPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFFECT; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JEALOUSY; LOVE; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY;

EID: 0030831929     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00926239708403931     Document Type: Article

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