How do people respond to others with high commitment or autonomy in their relationships?

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 653-672

  Buunk, Abraham P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Close relationships; Gender differences; Social comparison orientation; Togetherness

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644557684     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407505056440     Document Type: Review

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