Individual differences in relationship preferences: Relationship orientation and its measurement;Interindividuelle Unterschiede in Beziehungspräferenzen: Das Konstrukt Beziehungsorientierung (BZO) und Seine Messung

Zeitschrift fur Sozialpsychologie

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 179-193

  Schwarz, Sascha ^a,b   Hassebrauck, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b FB G Bildungs und Sozialwissenschaften

Author keywords

Close relationships; Evolution; Long term and short term mating; Mating preferences; Relationship orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948871924     PISSN: 00443514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0044-3514.38.3.179     Document Type: Article

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