Conflict and Love: Predicting Newlywed Marital Outcomes From Two Interaction Contexts

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 541-550

  Graber, Elana C ^a   Laurenceau, Jean Philippe ^a   Miga, Erin ^b   Chango, Joanna ^b   Coan, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affection; Conflict; Contempt; Love; Marital interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOVE; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOVE; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEGOTIATING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051936445     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024507     Document Type: Article

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