The emotions of romantic relationships: Do they wreak havoc on adolescents?

The Development of Romantic Relationships in Adolescence

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 19-49

  Larson, Reed W ^a   Clore, Gerald L ^a   Wood, Gretchen A ^a  

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

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