The quest for a perfect spouse: Spousal ratings and marital satisfaction

Psychological Reports

Volumn 79, Issue 3 PART 1, 1996, Pages 731-735

  Kosek, Robert B ^a,b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Centrum Kulturalne   (Poland)

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EID: 0000266570     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1996.79.3.731     Document Type: Article

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