Spousal agreement regarding relationship aggression on the conflict tactics scale-2

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 423-432

  Simpson, Lorelei E ^a,b   Christensen, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Agreement; Couple therapy; CTS 2; Domestic violence; Marriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES;

EID: 30744432920     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.17.4.423     Document Type: Article

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