The Relationship Between Play and Couple Satisfaction and Stability

The Family Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-139

  Vanderbleek, Linda ^a   Robinson, Edward H ^b   Casado Kehoe, Montserrat ^c   Young, Mark E ^b  

^a Troy University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

couple play; couples counseling; PREPARE ENRICH; relationship satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955544593     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480711399729     Document Type: Article

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