A Cross-Cultural Examination of the Relation of Marital Communication Behavior to Marital Satisfaction

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 759-763

  Rehman, Uzma S ^a   Holtzworth Munroe, Amy ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; cross cultural; marriage; observational

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349086451     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.21.4.759     Document Type: Article

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