Approach and avoidance motivation as predictors of pro-relationship behaviors

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-25

  Mattingly, Brent A ^a   Clark, Eddie M ^b   Cahill, Michael J ^c  

^a ASHLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Approach motivation; Avoidance motivation; Pro relationship behavior; Willingness to sacrifice

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455198561     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.08.020     Document Type: Article

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