Commitment predictors: Long-Distance versus geographically close relationships

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-153

  Pistole, M ^a   Roberts, Amber ^b   Mosko, Jonathan ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951534650     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2010.tb00003.x     Document Type: Article

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