To Know You is (Not) to Want You: Mediators Between Sociosexual Orientation and Romantic Commitment

Current Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 89-97

  Hackathorn, Jana ^a   Brantley, Amanda ^a  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attraction; Commitment; Romantic relationships; Sociosexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901030623     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: 19364733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-013-9199-9     Document Type: Article

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