Psychological intimacy in the lasting relationships of heterosexual and same-gender couples

Sex Roles

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 201-227

  Mackey, Richard A ^a   Diemer, Matthew A ^a   O'Brien, Bernard A ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0034237998     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007028930658     Document Type: Review

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