How does personality matter in marriage? An examination of trait anxiety, interpersonal negativity, and marital satisfaction

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 326-336

  Caughlin, John P ^a   Huston, Ted L ^b   Houts, Renate M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SPOUSE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEGATIVISM; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SPOUSES; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0034133935     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.78.2.326     Document Type: Article

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