Self-Determination Theory and Romantic Relationship Processes

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 307-324

  Knee, C Raymond ^a   Hadden, Benjamin W ^a   Porter, Ben ^a   Rodriguez, Lindsey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomy; relationships; romantic; self; self determination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MOTIVATION; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RELATIONSHIPS; ROMANTIC; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-DETERMINATION;

AUTONOMY; RELATIONSHIPS; ROMANTIC; SELF; SELF-DETERMINATION;

HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MOTIVATION; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84885352731     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088868313498000     Document Type: Article

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