Attributions and anger in early marriage: Wives are event-dependent and husbands are schematic

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 180-188

  Sanford, Keith ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Couples; Emotion; Gender differences; Marriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ANGER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES;

EID: 22544457472     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.19.2.180     Document Type: Article

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