Husbands' and wives' alcohol use disorders and marital interactions as longitudinal predictors of marital adjustment

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 210-222

  Cranford, James A ^a   Floyd, Frank J ^b   Schulenberg, John E ^a   Zucker, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actor partner independence model; Alcoholic couples; Behavioral observation; Marital adjustment; Marital interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79951536936     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021349     Document Type: Article

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