Strivings for romantic intimacy following partner complaint or partner criticism: A terror management perspective

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 675-687

  Hirschberger, Gilad ^a   Florian, Victor ^a   Mikulincer, Mario ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Partner's negative responses; Romantic intimacy; Self esteem; Terror management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344927011     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02654075030205006     Document Type: Article

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