Attachment, Family Dysfunction, Parental Alcoholism, and Interpersonal Distress in Late Adolescence: A Structural Model

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 196-203

  Mothersead, Philip K ^b   Kivlighan Jr , Dennis M ^a   Wynkoop, Timothy F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Department of Corporate Health and Wellness   (United States)

^c St Francis Health Care Center   (United States)

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EID: 0012087283     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.45.2.196     Document Type: Article

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