Preliminary findings on a brief self-disclosure intervention with young adult dating couples

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 57-69

  Troy, Adam B ^a   Lewis Smith, Jamie ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples therapy; Dating couples; Relationship satisfaction; Self disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746846517     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J398v05n02_04     Document Type: Article

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