The ability to negotiate or the ability to love?: Evaluating the developmental domains of marital competence

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1001-1032

  Carroll, Jason S ^a   Badger, Sarah ^a   Yang, Chongming ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Couple conflict; Marital communication; Marital competence; Marital love; Marital quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744801467     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X06287248     Document Type: Article

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