Romantic relationship aggression and attitudes in high school students: The role of gender, grade, and attachment and emotional styles

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 373-385

  Feiring, Candice ^a   Deblinger, Esther ^b   Hoch Espada, Amy ^b   Haworth, Tom ^c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

^c Joseph J Peters Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Dating aggression; Guilt; Romantic relationships; Secure attachment styles; Shame

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036273379     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015680625391     Document Type: Article

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