Dating relationship quality: Effects of global self-verification and self-enhancement

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 829-842

  Katz, Jennifer ^b   Anderson, Page ^b   Beach, Steven R H ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Relationship quality; Self enhancement; Self verification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031498216     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407597146007     Document Type: Article

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