Linking Changes in Couple Functioning and Parenting Among Couple Relationship Education Participants

Family Relations

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 284-297

  Adler Baeder, Francesca ^a   Calligas, Alexa ^a   Skuban, Emily ^a   Keiley, Margaret ^a   Ketring, Scott ^a   Smith, Thomas ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coparenting; Couple relationship education; Evaluation; Marriage program; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874739322     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fare.12006     Document Type: Article

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