A fiery conflict: Attachment orientations and the effects of relational conflict on sexual motivation

Personal Relationships

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 294-310

  Birnbaum, Gurit E ^a   Mikulincer, Mario ^a   Austerlitz, Michal ^b  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84878783345     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2012.01413.x     Document Type: Article

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