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Walter R. Gove, Michael Hughes, Carolyn Briggs Style, Does Marriage Have Positive Effects on the Psychological Well-Being of the Individual?, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Jun., 1983), pp. 122-131
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