Husbands' and wives' marital adjustment, verbal aggression, and physical aggression as longitudinal predictors of physical aggression in early marriage

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-37

  Schumacher, Julie A ^a,b   Leonard, Kenneth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SPOUSES; STATISTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 13544258088     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.73.1.28     Document Type: Article

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