Commitment as a Predictor of Participation in Premarital Education

The Family Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-125

  Blair, Jonathan M ^a   Córdova, James V ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

engaged couples; marital commitment; marital satisfaction; premarital education; spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349166631     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480709332634     Document Type: Article

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