The drinking partnership and marital satisfaction: The longitudinal influence of discrepant drinking

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-51

  Homish, Gregory G ^a,c   Leonard, Kenneth E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Discrepancies; Husbands; Marital satisfaction; Wives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33846970573     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.75.1.43     Document Type: Article

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