Concealing negative evaluations of a romantic partner's physical attractiveness

Personal Relationships

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 669-689

  Lemay, Edward P ^a   Bechis, Margarite A ^a   Martin, Jessamine ^a   Neal, Angela M ^a   Coyne, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 84889087695     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pere.12007     Document Type: Article

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