Expectancy effects on marital interaction: Rejection sensitivity as a critical moderator

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 709-718

  Schoebi, Dominik ^a   Perrez, Meinrad ^a   Bradbury, Thomas N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Daily diary; Expectancies; Marriage; Rejection sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPOUSES;

EID: 84874418122     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029444     Document Type: Article

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