Revisiting the Romeo and Juliet effect (Driscoll, Davis, & Lipetz, 1972): Reexamining the links between social network opinions and romantic relationship outcomes

Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 170-178

  Sinclair, H Colleen ^a   Hood, Kristina B ^a   Wright, Brittany L ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Love; Parent child relations; Romantic relationships; Social networks; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901710970     PISSN: 18649335     EISSN: 21512590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000181     Document Type: Article

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