Implicit agency, communality, and perceptual congruence in couples: Implications for relationship health

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 133-138

  Young, Danielle M ^a   Moss Racusin, Corinne A ^b   Sanchez, Diana T ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Close relationship; Gender trait; Implicit Association Test; Interpersonal perception; Relationship satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904565914     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2014.06.010     Document Type: Article

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