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Part III - Interdependence, Goal Pursuit, and Person Factors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2020

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Laura V. Machia
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Christopher R. Agnew
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Ximena B. Arriaga
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Interdependence, Interaction, and Close Relationships , pp. 181 - 266
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