Relational uncertainty, partner interference, and privacy boundary turbulence: Explaining spousal discrepancies in infertility disclosures

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-27

  Steuber, Keli R ^a   Solomon, Denise H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

boundary coordination; boundary turbulence; communication privacy management; disclosure; infertility; partner interference; relational uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856475303     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407511406896     Document Type: Article

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