Perceived helpfulness of four different types of marriage preparation interventions

Family Relations

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 623-636

  Duncan, Stephen F ^a   Childs, Geniel R ^a   Larson, Jeffry H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marriage education; Marriage preparation; Premarital interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149288759     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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