Assortative mating, convergence, and satisfaction in married couples

Personal Relationships

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 634-644

  Gonzaga, Gian C ^a,b   Carter, Steve ^a   Galen Buckwalter, J ^a  

^a eHarmony   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 78649797888     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01309.x     Document Type: Article

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