Marital satisfaction: An examination of its relationship to spouse support and congruence of commitment among runners

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-131

  Baldwin, Julia H ^a   Ellis, Gary D ^a   Baldwin, Bret M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leisure Role; Marital Satisfaction; Role Support; Role identity Theory

Indexed keywords

MARRIAGE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

EID: 0033397086     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014904099273183     Document Type: Article

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