Acknowledging the elephant in the room: How stressful environmental contexts shape relationship dynamics

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue , 2017, Pages 107-110

  Neff, Lisa A ^a   Karney, Benjamin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84971669211     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.05.013     Document Type: Review

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