Perceptions of turmoil within courtship: Associations with intimacy, relational uncertainty, and interference from partners

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 363-384

  Knobloch, Leanne K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Courtship; Interference from partners; Intimacy; Relational turbulence model; Relational uncertainty; Relationship development; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249748475     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407507077227     Document Type: Article

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