Linking conflict management behaviours and relational satisfaction: The intervening role of conflict outcome satisfaction

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 425-432

  Cramer, Duncan ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict; Relationship satisfaction; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036092845     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407502193007     Document Type: Article

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