Using paired data to test models of relational maintenance and marital quality

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-191

  Weigel, Daniel J ^a   Ballard Reisch, Deborah S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Love; Relational maintenance; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033441367     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407599162003     Document Type: Article

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