Marital Quality and Health Over 20 Years: A Growth Curve Analysis

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 667-680

  Miller, Richard B ^a   Hollist, Cody S ^b   Olsen, Joseph ^a   Law, David ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal research; Marital satisfaction; Physical health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878008717     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12025     Document Type: Article

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