The association between partner enhancement and self-enhancement and relationship quality outcomes

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 449-464

  Busby, Dean M ^a   Holman, Thomas B ^a   Niehuis, Sylvia ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Dyadic data; Partner enhancement

Indexed keywords

EID: 68749107544     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00612.x     Document Type: Article

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