Loving Freedom: Concerns With Promotion or Prevention and the Role of Autonomy in Relationship Well-Being

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-85

  Hui, Chin Ming ^a   Molden, Daniel C ^a   Finkel, Eli J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Close relationships; Regulatory focus; Relationship well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882273297     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032503     Document Type: Article

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