Identification and the commitment shift: Accounting for gender differences in relationship illusions

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 907-919

  Gagné, Faby M ^a   Lydon, John E ^b  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Commitment; Gender; Identity; Relationship illusions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ILLUSION; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0038542259     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167203029007009     Document Type: Review

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