Marriage vs. Cohabitation: Couples' Communication Practices and Satisfaction.

Yelsma, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ348915

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Publication Date: 1986

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Marriage vs. Cohabitation: Couples' Communication Practices and Satisfaction.

Yelsma, Paul

Journal of Communication, v36 n4 p94-107 Aut 1986

Indicates that younger married couples were both more communicative and satisfied than younger cohabiting couples or older married or cohabiting couples. Suggests that verbal and sexual communication practices of intimates are influenced more by their chronological age than by whether they are married or cohabiting. (JD)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Interpersonal Communication, Marital Satisfaction, Sexuality, Verbal Communication

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Language: English

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