The limits of love: Predicting immediate versus sustained caring behaviors in close relationships

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 411-417

  Kammrath, Lara K ^a   Peetz, Johanna ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Close relationships; Prosocial behavior; Relationship satisfaction; Responsiveness; Self regulation; Trait conscientiousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79651469089     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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