Idealized intimacy, openness in communication, and coping efforts : predictors of marital satisfaction

The purpose of this study was to examine, within 60 nonclinical, first-time married, heterosexual couples, whether marital satisfaction is predicted by three key variables: openness in communication (self-disclosure); discrepant intimacy (difference between perceived and ideal emotional intimacy);...

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Main Author: Afshar, Noushine
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4721