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Love Under Duress: How Burnout Mediates the Relationship Between Partner Stress and the Perception of Romantic Partner Support

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|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijm-2024-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2451-2834 | Journal ISSN: 1649-248X
Language: English
Page range: 3 - 26
Submitted on: Nov 4, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 23, 2025
Published on: Nov 18, 2025
Published by: Irish Academy of Management
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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