Screening for Marital and Relationship Discord

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-254

  Whisman, Mark A ^a   Snyder, Douglas K ^b   Beach, Steven R H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

distress; marital discord; satisfaction; taxometric; taxon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASS SCREENING; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549116312     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014476     Document Type: Article

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