Relational maintenance in on-again/off-again relationships: An assessment of how relational maintenance, uncertainty, and commitment vary by relationship type and status

Communication Monographs

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-101

  Dailey, René M ^a   Hampel, Alexa D ^c   Roberts, James B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Commitment; On again Off again Relationships; Relational Maintenance; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951052116     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750903514292     Document Type: Article

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