Actor and partner effects of self-esteem on relationship satisfaction and the mediating role of secure attachment between the partners

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-35

  Erol, Ruth Yasemin ^a   Orth, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Actor partner interdependence model; Dyadic data analysis; Relationship satisfaction; Relationship specific attachment security; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870724771     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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