The role of cohabitation in remarriage

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 261-274

  Xu, Xiaohe ^a   Hudspeth, Clark D ^b   Bartkowski, John P ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Marital quality; Postdivorce cohabitation; Remarriage; Remarriage timing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645707270     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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