Alexithymia and dyadic adjustment in intimate relationships: Analyses using the actor partner interdependence model

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1095-1111

  Eid, Patricia ^a   Boucher, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84872104407     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2012.31.10.1095     Document Type: Article

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