Pronouns in marital interaction: What do "You" and "I" say about marital health?

Psychological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 932-936

  Simmons, Rachel A ^a   Gordon, Peter C ^b   Chambless, Dianne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 30344461271     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2005.01639.x     Document Type: Article

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