The limits of a techinical concept of a good marriage: Exploring the role of virtue in communication skills

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 327-340

  Powers, Blaine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035403681     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2001.tb00328.x     Document Type: Article

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