Age, relationship, and touch initiation

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 115-123

  Willis, Frank N ^a   Dodds, Rebecca A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; TOUCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; TOUCH;

EID: 0031992252     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224549809600359     Document Type: Article

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