On the role of harmonious and obsessive romantic passion in conflict behavior

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 743-757

  Carbonneau, Noémie ^a   Vallerand, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conflict behavior; Dualistic model of passion; Romantic passion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888008768     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-013-9354-5     Document Type: Article

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