A pain in her arm: Romantic attachment orientations and the tourniquet task

Personal Relationships

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 242-265

  Wilson, Carol L ^a   Ruben, Mollie A ^b  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79956101902     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01359.x     Document Type: Article

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