Developmental and dyadic perspectives on commitment in adult romantic relationships

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 908-915

  Oriña, M Minda ^a   Collins, W Andrew ^b   Simpson, Jeffry A ^b   Salvatore, Jessica E ^b   Haydon, Katherine C ^c   Kim, John S ^b  

^a ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

commitment; developmental trajectories; hostility; romantic relationships; weak link partners

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FRIEND; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOVE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

FEMALE; FRIENDS; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PARENTING; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960449545     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611410573     Document Type: Article

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