What Factors Influence Marital Satisfaction? Differences Between First and Second Marriages

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-93

  Mirecki, Rachel M ^a   Chou, Jessica L ^a   Elliott, Michael ^a   Schneider, Christine M ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

divorce; marital satisfaction; marriage length; remarriages

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872398451     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10502556.2012.743831     Document Type: Article

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