Emotion and underlying concerns during couples' conflict: An investigation of within-person change

Personal Relationships

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-109

  Sanford, Keith ^a   Grace, Aaron J ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GENESYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 79952140074     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01317.x     Document Type: Article

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