Culture, power, authenticity and psychological well-being within romantic relationships: A comparison of European American and Mexican Americans

Cognitive Development

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 441-457

  Neff, Kristin D ^a   Suizzo, Marie Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Culture; Gender; Power; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749255380     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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