Where's the Action? Understanding What Works and Why in Relationship Education

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-112

  Wadsworth, Martha E ^a   Markman, Howard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Mechanisms of change; Prevention; Relationship education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITIVE BEAHVIORAL MARITAL THERAPY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COPING BEHAVIOR; COUPLE RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION; EMOTION FOCUSED THERAPY; FAMILY STRESS; HUMAN; INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL COUPLE THERAPY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MARITAL THERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOEDUCATION; SELF CONTROL; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS;

EID: 84856442655     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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