Controversies in couple relationship education (CRE): Overlooked evidence and implications for research and policy

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 361-383

  Cowan, Philip A ^a   Cowan, Carolyn Pape ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

And children; Couple relationship education; Fathers; Impact on couples; Moderator variables in meta analyses; Policy implications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937677232     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/law0000025     Document Type: Article

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