Former partners and new rivals as threats to a relationship: Infidelity type, gender, and commitment as factors related to distress and forgiveness

Personal Relationships

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-318

  Cann, Arnie ^a   Baucom, Tracy R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 4444234377     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2004.00084.x     Document Type: Article

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