Ideal standards, the self, and flexibility of ideals in close relationships

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 447-462

  Campbell, Lorne ^c   Simpson, Jeffry A ^a   Kashy, Deborah A ^c   Fletcher, Garth J O ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

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EID: 0035315666     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167201274006     Document Type: Article

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