Correlates of gay and lesbian couples' relationship satisfaction and relationship dissolution

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-43

  Gottman, John Mordechai ^c   Levenson, Robert W ^a   Gross, James ^d   Frederickson, Barbara L ^d   McCoy, Kim ^a   Rosenthal, Leah ^b   Ruef, Anna ^d   Yoshimoto, Dan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Affection; Contempt; Criticism; Dissolution; Emotions; Humor; Interaction; Prediction; Relationships; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPOUSE; VIDEOTAPE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPOUSES;

EID: 0141594711     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v45n01_02     Document Type: Article

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