Sacrifice as a predictor of marital outcomes

Family Process

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-303

  Stanley, Scott M ^a   Whitton, Sarah W ^b   Sadberry, Sabina Low ^c   Clements, Mari L ^d   Markman, Howard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Marital Adjustment; Sacrifice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747198051     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2006.00171.x     Document Type: Article

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