College students' perceptions of employment-based marital dyad types

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-224

  Cobb, Laura A ^a   Seery, Brenda L ^b   McKinney, Kathleen ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marital dyads; Marital satisfaction; Marital stability; Perceptions; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043164257     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023666908795     Document Type: Article

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