A cross-cultural analysis of the demand-withdraw marital interaction: Observing couples from a developing country

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 755-766

  Rehman, Uzma S ^a   Holtzworth Munroe, Amy ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral theories; Cross cultural research; Marital couples communication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THEORY; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMAND WITHDRAW MARITAL INTERACTION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; NON PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAKISTAN; SEX ROLE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33746862935     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.74.4.755     Document Type: Article

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