Communication during marital conflict: When couples alter their appraisal, they change their behavior

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 256-265

  Sanford, Keith ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Communication; Couples; Expectancies; Marriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; CONFLICT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33745778460     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.2.256     Document Type: Article

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