Marital satisfaction and marital aggrandizement among older adults: Analysis of gender invariance

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 66-79

  O'Rourke, Norm ^a   Cappeliez, Philippe ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035537524     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2001.12069024     Document Type: Article

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