Implicit partner affect, relationship satisfaction, and the prediction of romantic breakup

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1291-1294

  LeBel, Etienne P ^a   Campbell, Lorne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Implicit measures; Implicit partner evaluation; Name letter effect; Relationship satisfaction; Relationship stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350336283     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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