Using online methods and designs to conduct research on personal relationships

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 610-628

  Ogolsky, Brian ^a   Niehuis, Sylvia ^b   Ridley, Carl ^c  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Online research; Online surveys; Personal relationships; Www

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649194162     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494920903224202     Document Type: Article

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