An actor-partner interdependence model of relational turbulence: Cognitions and emotions

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 595-619

  Knobloch, Leanne K ^a   Theiss, Jennifer A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dating relationships; emotion; interference from partners; relational turbulence; relational uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955317367     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407510368967     Document Type: Article

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