Satisfaction in marriage and committed heterosexual relationships: Past, present, and future

Annual Review of Sex Research

Volumn 17, Issue , 2006, Pages 39-58

  McCabe, Marita P ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heterosexual relationships; Individual factors; Interpersonal factors; Marital satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649105131     PISSN: 10532528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10532528.2006.10559836     Document Type: Review

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