The effects of nostalgia and avoidant attachment on relationship satisfaction and romantic motives

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 661-670

  Juhl, Jacob ^a   Sand, Elizabeth C ^a   Routledge, Clay ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attachment avoidance; nostalgia; relationship motivation; relationship satisfaction; romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865447925     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407512443433     Document Type: Article

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