Can You Relate? The Importance of Need Satisfaction for the Quality and Progressive Union Formation Process of Intimate Relationships

This article deals with the significance of autonomy and relatedness as central needs in intimate relationships. It examines the influences of need satisfaction on relationship quality and progressive union formation (“institutionalisation”) processes of intimate relationships. Using a random sample...

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Main Authors: Franziska Schmahl, Sabine Walper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federal Institute for Population Research 2012-10-01
Series:Comparative Population Studies
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Online Access:http://www.comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CPoS/article/view/91