Market value, quality of the pool of potential mates, and singles' confidence about marrying

Personal Relationships

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-57

  Bredow, Carrie A ^a   Huston, Ted L ^a,b   Glenn, Norval D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b University Station A2700 ^*  (United States)

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EID: 79952165576     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01302.x     Document Type: Article

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