Premarital relationship stability: A review of recent research

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 261-284

  Cate, Rodney M ^a   Levin, Lauren A ^a   Richmond, Lucinda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mate selection; Premarital relationship stability; Premarital relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 85047695556     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407502192005     Document Type: Article

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