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Containment versus escalation: The trajectory of couples’ conversational complaints

Jess K. Alberts Associate Professor of Communication, Arizona State University
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Gillian Driscoll Master's student in the Department of Communication, Arizona State University
Pages 394-412 | Published online: 06 Jun 2009

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