Attitudes toward divorce: Embeddedness and outcomes in personal relationships

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2935-2962

  Riggio, Heidi R ^a   Fite, Jennifer E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750896835     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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