Conflict in dating and marital relationships

The SAGE Handbook of Conflict Communication: Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 129-158

  Caughlin, John P ^a   Vangelisti, Anita L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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