Predicting Relationship Help Seeking Prior to a Marriage Checkup
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Predicting Relationship Help Seeking Prior to a Marriage Checkup.
Although the barriers to couples' help seeking can be daunting, to date there is only a small body of literature addressing the factors that motivate couples to seek help. This study examined the association between attitudes towards relationship help seeking and relationship help seeking behaviors, as well as the association between marital quality and help seeking. This study was completed in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Family Relations
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0197-6664
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00686.x