An empirical typology of drinking partnerships and their relationship to marital functioning and drinking consequences

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 515-526

  Roberts, Linda J ^a   Leonard, Kenneth E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cluster analysis; Drinking partnerships; Drinking patterns; Marital quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039657307     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353866     Document Type: Article

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