The impact of early interpersonal experience on adult romantic relationship functioning: Recent findings from the minnesota longitudinal study of risk and adaptation

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 355-359

  Simpson, Jeffry A ^a   Collins, W Andrew ^a   Salvatore, Jessica E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

conflict recovery; conflict resolution; early experience; romantic relationships; weak link status

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755165154     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721411418468     Document Type: Article

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