The role of attachment style and relationship status of the perceiver in the perceptions of romantic partner

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-173

  Young, Amy M ^a   Acitelli, Linda K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attachment; Marital status; Perception of partner; Relationship awareness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032220027     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407598152002     Document Type: Review

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