Issues of closeness and distance in dating relationships: Effects of sex and attachment style

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 571-590

  Feeney, Judith A ^a  

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Author keywords

Attachment; Autonomy; Connection; Distance regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033431999     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407599165002     Document Type: Article

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