Stress and relationship quality in same-sex couples

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-99

  Otis, Melanie D ^a   Rostosky, Sharon S ^a   Riggle, Ellen D B ^a   Hamrin, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyadic analysis; Gay and lesbian relationships; Interdependence theory; Minority stress; Relationship quality; Same sex relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646692879     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407506060179     Document Type: Review

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