The interpersonal process model of intimacy in marriage: a daily-diary and multilevel modeling approach

Jean-Philippe Laurenceau1, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Michael J Rovine

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124-2070, USA. jlaurenceau@miami.edu

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