Leaving Room for Complexity in Attempts to Understand Associations between Romantic Relationships and Health: Commentary on Wanic and Kulik

Sex Roles

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 313-319

  Markey, Charlotte N ^a   Markey, Patrick M ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementarity; Conflict; Gay and lesbian relationships; Gender roles; Health; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960985332     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-011-9986-4     Document Type: Article

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