The longitudinal association between forgiveness and relationship closeness and commitment

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 448-472

  Tsang, Jo Ann ^a   Mccullough, Michael E ^b   Fincham, Frank D ^c  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646391688     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: 07367236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2006.25.4.448     Document Type: Article

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