Sex differences in jealousy: Misinterpretation of nonsignificant results as refuting the theory

Personal Relationships

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-78

  Edlund, John E ^a,b   Sagarin, Brad J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 63849192308     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2009.01210.x     Document Type: Article

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