Differential Use of Premarital Education in First and Second Marriages

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 268-273

  Doss, Brian D ^a   Rhoades, Galena K ^b   Stanley, Scott M ^b   Markman, Howard J ^b   Johnson, Christine A ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

divorce; help seeking; premarital education; remarriage; second marriage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIVORCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

COUPLES THERAPY; DIVORCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549117736     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014356     Document Type: Article

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