Being committed: Affective, cognitive, and conative components of relationship commitment

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1190-1203

  Arriaga, Ximena B ^a   Agnew, Christopher R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035538345     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167201279011     Document Type: Article

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