Conflict in marriage: Implications for working with couples

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue , 1999, Pages 47-77

  Fincham, Frank D ^a   Beach, Steven R H ^b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple therapy; Divorce; Family; Marriage; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644450498     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.50.1.47     Document Type: Article

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