Supporting healthy relationships in low-income, violent couples: Reducing conflict and strengthening relationship skills and Satisfaction

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-116

  Bradley, Renay P Cleary ^a   Friend, Daniel J ^a   Gottman, John M ^a  

^a Relationship Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple and relationship education; Low income; Situational violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957438633     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332691.2011.562808     Document Type: Article

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