Understanding cognitive changes in intimacy in long-term romantic relationships

Psychological Reports

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 517-532

  Schwebel, Andrew I ^b   Moss, Barry F ^b   Fine, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri Columbia ^*

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EID: 0346546056     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1999.84.2.517     Document Type: Article

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