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林如萍 (2010a)，國人之婚姻態度及對婚姻教育之需求全國民意調查。教育部：世新大學民意調查研究中心。
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林如萍（2012）。iLove戀愛時光地圖。國立台灣師範大學人類發展與家庭學系編撰，教育部編印。
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林淑惠、黃韞臻、林佳筠（2010）。大學生共依附、愛情關係與分手調適之相關研究。台中教育大學學報：人文藝術類，24（2），125-146。
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