A meta-analytic review of relationship maintenance and its correlates

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 343-367

  Ogolsky, Brian G ^a   Bowers, Jill R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

commitment; communication; love; meta analysis; perception; Relationship maintenance; relationship satisfaction; sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877094183     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407512463338     Document Type: Article

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