Long-term prediction of marital quality following a relationship education program: Being positive in a constructive way

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 448-455

  Baucom, Donald H ^a,e   Hahlweg, Kurt ^b   Atkins, David C ^c   Engl, Joachim ^d   Thurmaier, Franz ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

^d Institut fuer Kommunikationsforschung   (Germany)

^e University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple education; Couple prevention; Couples; Relationship education; Relationship enhancement

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; NEGATIVISM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748437666     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.3.448     Document Type: Article

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