Shelter from the storm? Flawed reactions to stress in precarious couples

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 793-808

  Swann Jr , William B ^a   McClarty, Katie Larsen ^b   Rentfrow, Peter J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Pearson Educational Measurement ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blirtatiousness; Health; Heart rate; Personality; Precarious couple; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548944981     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407507081473     Document Type: Article

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