Maladaptive responses to relationship dissolution: The role of relationship contingent self-worth

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1749-1773

  Park, Lora E ^a   Sanchez, Diana T ^b   Brynildsen, Kimberly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960255570     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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