Couple Communication as a Mediator Between Work-Family Conflict and Marital Satisfaction

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 530-545

  Carroll, Sarah June ^a   Hill, E Jeffrey ^a   Yorgason, Jeremy B ^a   Larson, Jeffry H ^a   Sandberg, Jonathan G ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Couples; Marital satisfaction; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880829157     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: 15733335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-013-9237-7     Document Type: Article

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