Premarital education, marital quality, and marital stability: Findings from a large, random household survey

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-126

  Stanley, Scott M ^a   Amato, Paul R ^b   Johnson, Christine A ^c   Markman, Howard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Conflict; Divorce; Premarital education; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING;

ADULT; AGED; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 33645960148     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.1.117     Document Type: Article

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