How religiosity helps couples prevent, resolve, and overcome marital conflict

Family Relations

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 439-449

  Lambert, Nathaniel M ^a   Dollahite, David C ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Marriage; Prevention; Reconciliation; Religiosity; Resolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748263779     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2006.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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