Factors associated with involvement in marriage preparation programs

Family Relations

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 270-278

  Duncan, Stephen F ^a   Holman, Thomas B ^a   Yang, Chongming ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Marriage; Marriage education; Marriage preparation programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250343664     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2007.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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