The couple that prays together: Race and ethnicity, religion, and relationship quality among working-age adults

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 963-975

  Ellison, Christopher G ^a   Burdette, Amy M ^b   Bradford Wilcox, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Hispanics; Latinos; Marriage; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955154035     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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