Perceived social support as an offshoot of attachment style

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 485-501

  Moreira, João M ^a   Silva, Maria de Ft́ima ^c   Moleiro, Carla ^b   Aguiar, Patrícia ^c   Andrez, Micael ^c   Bernardes, Sónia ^c   Afonso, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adult attachment style; Distress; Interaction effects; Perceived social support; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037292941     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00085-5     Document Type: Article

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