Prescriptive support and commitment processes in close relationships

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-90

  Cox, Chante L ^b   Wexler, Michael O ^c   Rusbult, Caryl E ^a   Gaines, Stanley O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0031522751     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2787013     Document Type: Article

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