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Acknowledging the elephant in the room

How stressful environmental contexts shape relationship dynamics

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ID23319484
AuthorsLisa A Neff (0000-0002-1919-4410, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author), B R Karney (0000-0002-9063-6162, UCLA Health)
Year2017
Volume13
Pages107-110
Publication date2017-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCurrent Opinion in Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2352-250X • E-ISSN: 2352-2518
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.05.013
PMID27766285
OpenAlexW2394613050
LanguageEN
Citations received75
References cited32

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