Why am I unsatisfied? Adult attachment style, gendered irrational relationship beliefs, and young adult romantic relationship satisfaction

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1419-1429

  Stackert, Richelle A ^a   Bursik, Krisanne ^a  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment style; Irrational beliefs; Relationship satisfaction; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037730247     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00124-1     Document Type: Article

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