Before children: Preparenthood cognitions of distressed and husband-to-wife aggressive couples

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 176-187

  Langhinrichsen Rohling, Jennifer ^a,b   Heyman, Richard E ^a   Schlee, Karin ^a   O'Leary, K Daniel ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0031494133     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.11.2.176     Document Type: Article

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