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The self-concept and conjugal loss: evidence for structural change

Mignon A Montpetit1, C S Bergeman2, Toni L Bisconti3

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. montpet@iwu.edu

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