Agreement about acts of aggression in marriage

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 656-662

  O'Leary, K Daniel ^a   Williams, Mathew C ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agreement; Marriage; Partner aggression; Reliability; Revised Conflict Tactics Scales; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; COERCION; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33845891341     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.4.656     Document Type: Article

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