Relationship of attachment and social support to college students' adjustment following a relationship breakup

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 354-369

  Moller, Naomi P ^a   Fouladi, Rachel T ^b   McCarthy, Christopher J ^a   Hatch, Katharine D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0042707856     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2003.tb00262.x     Document Type: Review

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