Under pressure: The effects of stress on positive and negative relationship behaviors

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 463-473

  Lewandowski Jr , Gary W ^a   Mattingly, Brent A ^b   Pedreiro, Annabelle ^a  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b URSINUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assurances; Attention to alternatives; Compliments; Infidelity; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSURANCES; ATTENTION TO ALTERNATIVES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLIMENTS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFIDELITY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; STRESS; YOUNG ADULT;

ASSURANCES; ATTENTION TO ALTERNATIVES; COMPLIMENTS; INFIDELITY; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC, ACUTE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904965740     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2014.933162     Document Type: Article

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