The threefold cord: Marital commitment in religious couples

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 592-614

  Lambert, Nathaniel M ^a   Dollahite, David C ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; God; Marriage; Meaning; Perspective; Purpose; Vows

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549151676     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07308395     Document Type: Article

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