Avoidance and attacking conflict-resolution strategies among married couples: Relations to depressive symptoms and marita satisfaction

Family Relations

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 201-206

  Marchand, Jennifer F ^a   Hock, Ellen ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution strategies; Depressive symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034164108     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2000.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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