Marital satisfaction and conventionalization examined dyadically

Current Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-214

  Fowers, Blaine J ^a   Applegate, Brooks ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 21444433147     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02686877     Document Type: Article

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