The role of relationship inequity in marital disruption

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-195

  DeMaris, Alfred ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Equity theory; Individual and communal orientation; Objective and subjective inequity; Underbenefit and overbenefit

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147139386     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407507075409     Document Type: Article

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