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Equity and sexual satisfaction in recently married couples

Elaine Hatfield Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii, 2430 Campus Road, Honolulu, Manoa, HI, 96822
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David Greenberger Research Associate in the Department of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin,
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Jane Traupmann Research Associate at the Wellesley Center for Research on Women,
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Philip Lambert Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin,
Pages 18-32 | Accepted 29 Apr 1981, Published online: 11 Jan 2010

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