An exploratory study of the role financial satisfaction has on the thought of subsequent divorce

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-150

  Grable, John E ^a   Britt, Sonya ^b   Cantrell, Joyce ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification tree; Divorce; Financial satisfaction; Martial distress; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249148226     PISSN: 1077727X     EISSN: 15523934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077727X07309284     Document Type: Article

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