What if you can't get what you want? willingness to compromise ideal mate selection standards as a function of sex, mate value, and relationship context

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1294-1303

  Regan, Pamela C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032220484     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672982412004     Document Type: Article

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