Quality of dyadic relationship in Swedish men and women living in long-term relationships and in couples in family counselling - Introduction of a new self-report measure, QDR36

Nordic Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 23-46

  Ahlborg, Tone ^a,b   Lilleengen, Ann Marie ^a   Lönnfjord, Victoria ^c   Petersen, Caroline ^c  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 73349131090     PISSN: 19012276     EISSN: 19040016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1901-2276.61.3.23     Document Type: Article

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