Relationship satisfaction, affectivity, and gay-specific stressors in same-sex couples joined in civil unions

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-166

  Todosijevic, Jelica ^a   Rothblum, Esther D ^a   Solomon, Sondra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

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EID: 20744458523     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2005.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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