Factors of marital satisfaction among African American couples and Nigerian male/African American female couples

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-80

  Durodoye, Beth A ^a  

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EID: 0031540864     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022197281004     Document Type: Article

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