Conflict in intimate vs non-intimate relationships: When gender role stereotyping overrides biased self-other judgment

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 637-650

  Kluwer, Esther S ^a   De Dreu, Carsten K W ^b   Buunk, Bram P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gender role stereotyping; Intimate relationships; Non intimate relationships; Self other judgment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032219836     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407598155004     Document Type: Article

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