The Relation between Intrapersonal Cognitive Discrepancies and Relationship Satisfaction

Journal of Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 331-352

  Johnson, Elizabeth C ^b   Fine, Mark A ^a   Polzella, Donald J ^b   Graetz, Kenneth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b 316 Gentry Hall ^*

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EID: 0346383771     PISSN: 08861641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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