Understanding social relationship maintenance among friends: Why we don't end those frustrating friendships

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 749-778

  Bushman, Briahna Bigelow ^a   Lunstad, Julianne Holt ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68349085510     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2009.28.6.749     Document Type: Article

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