Relationship risks in context: A cumulative risk approach to understanding relationship satisfaction

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1122-1135

  Rauer, Amy J ^a   Karney, Benjamin R ^b   Garvan, Cynthia W ^c,d   Hou, Wei ^c,d  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Auburn University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Marriage and close relationships; Relationship processes; Satisfaction; Social context

Indexed keywords

EID: 57149145426     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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