Gender and aggression in marital relationships: A life-span perspective

Sex Roles

Volumn 52, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 797-806

  Bookwala, Jamila ^a   Sobin, Joelle ^a   Zdaniuk, Bozena ^b  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Injury; Life span; Marital aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044434607     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-4200-1     Document Type: Review

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