The michelangelo phenomenon

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 305-309

  Rusbult, Caryl E ^a   Finkel, Eli J ^b   Kumashiro, Madoka ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ideal self; Interdependence; Michelangelo phenomenon; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 74849088272     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01657.x     Document Type: Article

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2. Kumashiro, M., Rusbult, C.E., Wolf, S., & Estrada, M.J. (2006). The Michelangelo phenomenon: Partner affirmation and self movement toward one's ideal. In K. Vohs & E. Finkel (Eds.), Intrapersonal processes and interpersonal relationships: How they relate. (pp. 317-341). New York: Guilford. Chapter providing a relatively recent and reasonably comprehensive review of research regarding the Michelangelo phenomenon model.
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