Similar from the start: Assortment in young adult dating couples and its link to relationship stability over time

Individual Differences Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 142-158

  Bleske Rechek, April ^a   Remiker, Mark W ^b   Baker, Jonathan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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