Looking for love? Self-verification and self-enhancement effects on initial romantic attraction

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1526-1539

  Katz, Jennifer ^a   Beach, Steven R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034346318     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672002612007     Document Type: Article

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