Relationship perceptions and persistence: Do fluctuations in perceived partner commitment undermine dating relationships?

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1045-1065

  Arriaga, Ximena B ^a,b   Reed, Jason T ^a   Goodfriend, Wind ^a   Agnew, Christopher R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Longitudinal; Perceptions of partner; Relationship stability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOVE; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; STATISTICS; UNCERTAINTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COURTSHIP; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOVE; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); STATISTICS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33845273865     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.91.6.1045     Document Type: Article

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