Intergenerational patterns of union formation and relationship quality

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 757-786

  Sassler, Sharon ^a   Cunningham, Anna ^b   Lichter, Daniel T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohabitation; Divorce; Intergenerational reproduction; Marital quality; Marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749089076     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X09331580     Document Type: Article

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