The measurement of perceived relationship quality components: A confirmatory factor analytic approach

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 340-354

  Fletcher, Garth J O ^a   Simpson, Jeffry A ^c   Thomas, Geoff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034402426     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167200265007     Document Type: Article

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