Group premarital counseling using a premarital assessment questionnaire: Evaluation from group leaders

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-61

  Rowden, Trampas J ^a   Harris, Steven M ^a   Stahmann, Robert F ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMARITAL COUNSELING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 30344481702     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926180500301394     Document Type: Article

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