Perceptions of dialectical contradictions in turning points of development in heterosexual romantic relationships

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 547-569

  Baxter, Leslie A ^a   Erbert, Larry A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contradictions; Dialectics; Relationship development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039833756     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407599165001     Document Type: Article

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