Conceptual framework for marriage education programs for stepfamily couples with considerations for socioeconomic context

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 300-322

  Adler Baeder, Francesca ^a   Robertson, Anne ^b   Schramm, David G ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual framework; Education; Marriage; Model; Relationships; Stepfamily

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955119949     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01494929.2010.500531     Document Type: Article

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