The contribution of couple leisure involvement, leisure time, and leisure satisfaction to marital satisfaction

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-91

  Johnson, Heather A ^a   Zabriskie, Ramon B ^a   Hill, Brian ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple leisure; Family systems; Leisure satisfaction; Marital satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750426822     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v40n01_05     Document Type: Review

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