Economic stress and marital adjustment among couples: Analyses at the dyadic level

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 519-532

  Kinnunen, Ulla ^a   Feldt, Taru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

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EID: 9344251102     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.213     Document Type: Article

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