Ways of giving benefits in marriage: Norm use, relationship satisfaction, and attachment-related variability

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 944-951

  Clark, Margaret S ^a   Lemay Jr , Edward P ^b   Graham, Steven M ^c   Pataki, Sherri P ^d   Finkel, Eli J ^e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Westminster College   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment styles; Communal norm; Exchange norm; Relationship satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77954824395     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610373882     Document Type: Article

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