Insiders' perspectives on reasons for attraction to a close other

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 287-300

  Sprecher, Susan ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032264499     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2787031     Document Type: Review

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