Adult attachment, sexual satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction: A study of married couples

Personal Relationships

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-154

  Butzer, Bethany ^a   Campbell, Lorne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 39749134457     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2007.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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