Motivational pursuits in the context of human sexual relationships

Journal of Personality

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1333-1368

  Cooper, M Lynne ^a   Barber, Lindsay L ^a   Zhaoyang, Ruixue ^a   Talley, Amelia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 81355139578     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00713.x     Document Type: Review

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