Self-esteem is a shared relationship resource: Additive effects of dating partners' self-esteem levels predict relationship quality

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 227-230

  Robinson, Kelley J ^a   Cameron, Jessica J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actor partner interdependence model; Commitment; Dyadic data analysis; Interdependence; Romantic relationships; Satisfaction; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858009142     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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