The Status of Theory and Research on Love and Commitment

Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology: Interpersonal Processes

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 331-356

  Fehr, Beverley ^a  

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Author keywords

Love; Love styles; Physiological arousal; Psychological model; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956758578     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470998557.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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