Babytalk as a communication of intimate attachment: An initial study in adult romances and friendships

Personal Relationships

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-158

  Bombar, Meredith L ^a   Littig Jr , Lawrence W ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0030506985     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.1996.tb00108.x     Document Type: Article

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