Satisfaction with Love Life Across the Adult Life Span

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 289-304

  Neto, Félix ^a   da Conceição Pinto, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Age; Love; Measurement; Satisfaction; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897363316     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-014-9314-6     Document Type: Article

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