General versus specific mental models of attachment: Are they associated with different outcomes?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 605-618

  Cozzarelli, Catherine ^a   Hoekstra, Steven J ^b   Bylsma, Wayne H ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034348891     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167200267008     Document Type: Article

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