Patterns of violent relationships, psychological distress, and marital satisfaction in a national sample of men and women

Sex Roles

Volumn 52, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 771-784

  Williams, Stacey L ^a   Frieze, Irene Hanson ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress; Gender; Relationships; Satisfaction; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044500318     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-005-4198-4     Document Type: Article

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