Sources of Annoyance in Close Relationships: Sex-Related Differences in Annoyance With Partner Behaviors.
The present study is an examination of sex differences in the sources of annoyance that partners in close relationships might experience as a result of each other's behavior. To test hypotheses derived from S. E. Cross and L. Madson's (1997) self-construal theory and from D. M. Buss's (1989) evoluti...
| Published in: | Journal of Psychology Vol. 137; no. 6; pp. 545 - 560 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
November 2003
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