Predicting marital stability and divorce in newlywed couples

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 42-58

  Carrère, Sybil ^b   Buehlman, Kim T ^c   Gottman, John M ^c   Ruckstuhl, Lionel ^a   Coan, James A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c University of Washington ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIVORCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DIVORCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034146950     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.14.1.42     Document Type: Article

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