Emotional arousal and negative affect in marital conflict: The influence of gender, conflict structure, and demand-withdrawal

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 449-467

  Verhofstadt, Lesley L ^a   Buysse, Ann ^a   De Clercq, Armand ^a   Goodwin, Robin ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 22944484457     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.262     Document Type: Article

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