Connecting behaviors and newlyweds' sense of shared-meaning and relationship satisfaction

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-263

  Phillips, Erin E ^a   Bischoff, Richard J ^b   Abbott, Douglas A ^b   Xia, Yan ^b  

^a Wedgwood Christian Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Connecting behaviors; Couple therapy; Daily rituals; Marital satisfaction; Shared meaning

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449559191     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332690903049257     Document Type: Article

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