Social threat, social reward, and regulation of investment in romantic relationships

Personal Relationships

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 601-622

  Spielmann, Stephanie S ^a   MacDonald, Geoff ^a   Tackett, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84870687477     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2011.01377.x     Document Type: Article

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