You do not only hurt the one you love: Self-protective responses to attractive relationship alternatives

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 474-477

  Plant, E Ashby ^a   Kunstman, Jonathan W ^a   Maner, Jon K ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attraction; Gender; Physical attractiveness; Relationship maintenance; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749140597     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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