Ties that bind: A qualitative study of happy long-term marriages

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 105-121

  Bachand, Leslie L ^a   Caron, Sandra L ^b  

^a IDC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Happiness; Long term marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035263755     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007828317271     Document Type: Article

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