Premarital precursors of marital infidelity

Family Process

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-259

  Allen, Elizabeth S ^a   Rhoades, Galena Kline ^b   Stanley, Scott M ^b   Markman, Howard J ^b   Williams, Tamara ^b   Melton, Jessica ^c   Clements, Mari L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c Fuller Theological Seminary ^*

^d FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

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EID: 43949139939     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2008.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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