The Dutch Marital Satisfaction and Communication Questionnaire: A validation study

Psychologica Belgica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 185-206

  Van Den Troost, Ann ^a,c   Vermulst, Ad A ^b   Gerris, Jan R M ^b   Matthijs, Koen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Center for Population and Family Research   (Belgium)

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EID: 33645158780     PISSN: 00332879     EISSN: 2054670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/pb-45-3-185     Document Type: Article

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