Emotional skillfulness in marriage: Intimacy as a mediator of the relationship between emotional skillfulness and marital satisfaction

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 218-235

  Cordova, James V ^a   Gee, Christina B ^b   Warren, Lisa Z ^c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 17444420134     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.24.2.218.62270     Document Type: Article

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