Predicting relationship satisfaction in distressed and non-distressed couples based on a stratified sample: A matter of conflict, positivity, or support?

Family Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 110-120

  Hilpert, Peter ^a   Bodenmann, Guy ^a   Nussbeck, Fridtjof W ^b   Bradbury, Thomas N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Couples; Dyadic coping; Interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890233929     PISSN: 19424620     EISSN: 19424639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19424620.2013.830633     Document Type: Article

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