Factors associated with jealousy over real and imagined infidelity: An examination of the social-cognitive and evolutionary psychology perspectives

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-329

  Harris, Christine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0344983011     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-6402.00112     Document Type: Article

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