What do you look for in a prospective date? Reexamining the preferences of men and women who differ in self-monitoring propensities

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 605-616

  Shaffer, David R ^a   Bazzini, Doris G ^b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031285049     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167297236004     Document Type: Article

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