Measuring marital satisfaction: A comparison of the revised dyadic adjustment scale and the satisfaction with married life scale

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 412-429

  Ward, Peter J ^a   Lundberg, Neil R ^a   Zabriskie, Ramon B ^a   Berrett, Kristen ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marital satisfaction; Satisfaction with married life; Scale development

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650931108     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494920902828219     Document Type: Article

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