Relational aggression in marriage

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 315-329

  Carrol, Jason S ^a   Nelson, David A ^a   Yorgason, Jeremy B ^a   Harper, James M ^a   Ashton, Ruth Hagmann ^a   Jensen, Alexander C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple conflict; Intimate partner violence; Marital aggression; Marriage; Relational aggression

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE;

AGGRESSION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MARRIAGE; SPOUSE ABUSE; SPOUSES;

EID: 77956278282     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20349     Document Type: Article

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