Romantic Relationships in Emerging Adulthood: Perception-Partner Ideal Discrepancies, Attributions, and Expectations
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2152-7180,2152-7199
DOI: 10.4236/psych.2012.32023