The Role of Leaders' Working Alliance in Premarital Education

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-57

  Owen, Jesse J ^a   Rhoades, Galena K ^b   Stanley, Scott M ^b   Markman, Howard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Premarital education; PREP; Prevention of relationship distress; Therapist effects; Working alliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; COURTSHIP; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELIGION; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; COUNSELING; COUPLES THERAPY; COURTSHIP; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952406806     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022084     Document Type: Article

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