Cognition during marital conflict: The relationship of thought and talk

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 17, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 479-502

  Sillars, Alan ^a   Roberts, Linda J ^b   Leonard, Kenneth E ^c   Dun, Tim ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Conflict; Marital relationships; Observational methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034376750     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407500174002     Document Type: Article

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