Longitudinal patterns of relationship adjustment among German parents

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 838-843

  Foran, Heather M ^a   Hahlweg, Kurt ^a   Kliem, Sören ^a   O'Leary, K Daniel ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Depressive symptoms; Marital satisfaction; Parents; Relationship adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SPOUSES;

EID: 84887515204     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034183     Document Type: Article

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