Neuroticism, marital interaction, and the trajectory of marital satisfaction

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1075-1092

  Karney, Benjamin R ^a,b   Bradbury, Thomas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0031133775     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.72.5.1075     Document Type: Article

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