Attachment and marital maintenance

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-298

  Dainton, Marianne ^a  

^a LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Marital communication; Relationship maintenance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960530639     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370701490083     Document Type: Article

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