The role of active assortment in spousal similarity

Journal of Personality

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 116-129

  Watson, David ^a   Beer, Andrew ^b   Mcdade Montez, Elizabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896739212     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12039     Document Type: Article

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