Inattentive and contented: Relationship commitment and attention to alternatives

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 758-766

  Miller, Rowland S ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031531505     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.4.758     Document Type: Article

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