Is infidelity a cause or a consequence of poor marital quality?

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-230

  Previti, Denise ^a   Amato, Paul R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Infidelity; Marital quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442423240     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407504041384     Document Type: Article

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