Alcohol involvement and marital quality in the early years of marriage: A longitudinal growth curve analysis

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2123-2134

  Kearns Bodkin, Jill N ^a   Leonard, Kenneth E ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking; Marital Quality; Marriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 29944443018     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.alc.0000191751.62025.77     Document Type: Article

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