"You're going to eat that?" Relationship processes and conflict among mixed-weight couples

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1109-1130

  Burke, Tricia J ^a   Randall, Ashley K ^b   Corkery, Shannon A ^b   Young, Valerie J ^c   Butler, Emily A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c HANOVER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

conflict; eating together; romantic relationships; support; weight status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870948560     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407512451199     Document Type: Article

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