Beyond the breakup: Heterosexual and homosexual post‐dissolutional relationships

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-170

  Lannutti, Pamela J ^a   Cameron, Kenzie A ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal contact; Intimacy; Post dissolutional relationships; Relational termination; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 16244408579     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370209385654     Document Type: Article

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