Marital satisfaction and marital discord as risk markers for intimate partner violence: A meta-analytic review

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 149-160

  Stith, Sandra M ^a   Green, Narkia M ^b   Smith, Douglas B ^c   Ward, David B ^d  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Intimate partner violence; Marital discord; Marital satisfaction; Meta analysis; Risk markers

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749016879     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-007-9137-4     Document Type: Article

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