The Reliability of Relationship Satisfaction: A Reliability Generalization Meta-Analysis

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-48

  Graham, James M ^a   Diebels, Kate J ^a   Barnow, Zoe B ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marital quality; Meta analysis; Relationship satisfaction; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MARRIAGE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; STANDARD;

HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79952428517     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022441     Document Type: Article

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