Maintaining romantic relationships: A summary and analysis of one research program

Maintaining Relationships Through Communication: Relational, Contextual, and Cultural Variations

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 51-77

  Stafford, Laura ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410606990-3     Document Type: Chapter

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