Selective investment theory: Recasting the functional significance of close relationships

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-29

  Brown, Stephanie L ^a   Michael Brown, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746888709     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327965pli1701_01     Document Type: Article

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