The observation of specific affect in marital interactions: Psychometric properties of a coding system and a rating system

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 423-438

  Johnson, Matthew D ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CODING; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBSERVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION;

EID: 0036897692     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.14.4.423     Document Type: Article

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