Couple communication in stepfamilies

Family Process

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 471-483

  Halford, Kim ^a   Nicholson, Jan ^a   Sanders, Matthew ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Couple; Problem solving; Stepfamily; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUEENSLAND; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 36048953319     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2007.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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