Perceived mattering in young adults' romantic relationships

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 469-486

  Mak, Leanne ^a   Marshall, Sheila K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early adult romantic relationships; Perceived mattering; Scale development

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344639890     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407504044842     Document Type: Article

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