Are secret relationships hot, then not? Romantic secrecy as a function of relationship duration

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 668-688

  Foster, Craig A ^a   Foster, Joshua D ^b   Campbell, W Keith ^c  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

attraction; romantic relationships; romantic secrecy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78249268512     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540903365547     Document Type: Article

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