Antecedents and consequences of adult play in romantic relationships

Personal Relationships

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 279-286

  Aune, Krystyna S ^a   Wong, Norman C H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036342862     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6811.00019     Document Type: Article

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