Compatibility and the development of premarital relationships

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-20

  Houts, Renate M ^a   Robins, Elliot ^b   Huston, Ted L ^c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Antioch University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Compatibility; Courtship

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040913866     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353373     Document Type: Article

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