Exploring the basis for gender differences in the demand-withdraw pattern

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 666-684

  Holley, Sarah R ^a   Sturm, Virginia E ^a   Levenson, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Demand withdraw; Gender differences; Interaction patterns; Intimate relationships; Same sex relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPOUSE;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952143847     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918361003712145     Document Type: Article

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