Understanding the relationship between religiosity and marriage: An investigation of the immediate and longitudinal effects of religiosity on newlywed couples

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 610-626

  Sullivan, Kieran T ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIVORCE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 85047681360     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.15.4.610     Document Type: Article

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