Locus of control and marital satisfaction in long-term marriages

Families in Society

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 624-631

  Camp, Paul L ^a   Ganong, Lawrence H ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0031285211     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3393     Document Type: Article

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