Alliance and group cohesion in relationship education

Family Process

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 465-476

  Owen, Jesse ^a   Antle, Becky ^a   Barbee, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance; Group Cohesion; PREP; Relationship Education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLIANCE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GROUP COHESION; GROUP PROCESS; GROUP STRUCTURE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; PREP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALLIANCE; GROUP COHESION; PREP; RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; NEGOTIATING; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84884207371     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/famp.12039     Document Type: Article

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