Communication, love and relationship satisfaction

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 755-773

  Meeks, Brenda S ^b   Hendrick, Susan S ^a   Hendrick, Clyde ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Communication; Love; Relationship satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032329232     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407598156003     Document Type: Article

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