Later first marriage and marital success

Social Science Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 787-800

  Glenn, Norval D ^a   Uecker, Jeremy E ^b   Love, Robert W B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at first marriage; Marital quality; Marital stability; Marital success

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955549728     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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