Marital satisfaction and self-deception: Reconstruction of relationship histories among older adults

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 273-282

  O'Rourke, Norm ^a   Cappeliez, Philippe ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 18944373023     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2005.33.3.273     Document Type: Review

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