Relational well-being and perceptions of relational history in married and dating couples

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 515-536

  Flora, Jeanne ^a   Segrin, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Marital satisfaction; Oral history; Perceptions; Relationship development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041325082     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02654075030204005     Document Type: Review

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