Sex differences and perceptions of conflict in romantic relationships

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 17, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 598-617

  Hojjat, Mahzad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Conflict; Satisfaction; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034409117     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407500174007     Document Type: Article

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