Investigating the behavioral indicators of relational commitment

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 403-423

  Weigel, Daniel J ^a,b   Ballard Reisch, Deborah S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral indicators; Commitment; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036089921     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407502193006     Document Type: Article

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