A comparison of high- and low-distress marriages that end in divorce

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 621-638

  Amato, Paul R ^a   Hohmann Marriott, Bryndl ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Commitment; Divorce; Marital quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547346608     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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