Assessing Disharmony and Disaffection in Intimate Relationships: Revision of the Marital Satisfaction Inventory Factor Scales

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-350

  Herrington, Rachael L ^a   Mitchell, Alexandra E ^a   Castellani, Angela M ^a   Joseph, Jana I ^a   Snyder, Douglas K ^a   Gleaves, David H ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

conflict; couples; disaffection; disharmony; intimacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL SATISFACTION INVENTORY FACTOR SCALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 57849114775     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013759     Document Type: Article

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