The unique contributions of motivations to maintain a relationship and motivations toward relational activities to relationship well-being

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 184-202

  Gaine, Graham S ^a   La Guardia, Jennifer G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment; Autonomy; Emotion; Extrinsic motivation; Intrinsic motivation; Motivation; Personality; Relationship satisfaction; Relative autonomy; Romantic relationships; Self determination theory; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349125501     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-009-9120-x     Document Type: Article

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