Male perpetration of physical violence against female partners: The interaction of dominance needs and attachment insecurity

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2001, Pages

  Mauricio, Anne Marie ^a   Gormley, Barbara ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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