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Research in Human Development Volume 9, 2012 - Issue 2: Till Death Do Us Part: Contexts and Implications of Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage Across Adulthood
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Developmental Trajectories of Marital Happiness Over 16 Years

Kira S. Birditt University of MichiganCorrespondence[email protected]
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Susannah Hope University of Michigan
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Edna Brown University of Connecticut
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Terri Orbuch University of Michigan & Oakland University
Pages 126-144 | Published online: 23 May 2012

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