The tendency to forgive in dating and married couples: The role of attachment and relationship satisfaction

Personal Relationships

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 373-393

  Kachadourian, Lorig K ^a   Fincham, Frank ^a   Davila, Joanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4444374256     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2004.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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