The salience and severity of relationship problems among low-income couples

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 2-11

  Jackson, Grace L ^a   Trail, Thomas E ^b   Kennedy, David P ^b   Williamson, Hannah C ^a   Bradbury, Thomas N ^a   Karney, Benjamin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Family policy; Low income families; Qualitative research; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPOUSE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENTS; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957946408     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: 19391293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/fam0000158     Document Type: Article

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