The (mental) ties that bind: Cognitive structures that predict relationship resilience

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1228-1244

  Murray, Sandra L ^a,b   Holmes, John G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 0033272839     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.77.6.1228     Document Type: Article

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