Religious influences on the risk of marital dissolution

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 917-934

  Vaaler, Margaret L ^a   Ellison, Christopher G ^a   Powers, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Divorce; Family; Marriage; National Survey of Families and Households; Religion; Spousal roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350501721     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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