From game theory to real life: How social value orientation affects willingness to sacrifice in ongoing close relationships

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1330-1344

  Van Lange, Paul A M ^a   Agnew, Christopher R ^b   Harinck, Fieke ^a,c   Steemers, Gemma E M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0031319118     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.6.1330     Document Type: Article

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