Losing a self-expanding relationship: Implications for the self-concept

Personal Relationships

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 317-331

  Lewandowski Jr , Gary W ^a   Aron, Arthur ^b   Bassis, Sharon ^b   Kunak, Johnna ^a  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33747339651     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2006.00120.x     Document Type: Review

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