A general model of relationship commitment: Evidence from same-sex partners

Personal Relationships

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 391-405

  Kurdek, Lawrence A ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49349099118     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2008.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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