Attributions and behavior in functional and dysfunctional marriages

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 569-576

  Bradbury, Thomas N ^a   Fincham, Frank D ^b   Beach, Steven R H ^c   Nelson, George M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SATISFACTION; SPOUSE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; SPOUSES;

EID: 8944226578     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.64.3.569     Document Type: Article

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