Forgiveness in Marriage: Putting the Benefits Into Context

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 171-175

  McNulty, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior; forgiveness; longitudinal; marriage; newlyweds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEGATIVISM; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; TENNESSEE; TIME;

EID: 39749092408     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.22.1.171     Document Type: Article

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