Self-reported communication variables and dating violence: Using Gottman's marital communication conceptualization

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 439-448

  Cornelius, Tara L ^a   Shorey, Ryan C ^b   Beebe, Stacy M ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Dating; Partner abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951205550     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-010-9305-9     Document Type: Article

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