Expectancy confirmation in appraisals of marital interactions

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 764-775

  McNulty, James K ^a,b   Karney, Benjamin R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

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EID: 23044534505     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167202289006     Document Type: Article

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