AN investigation of social skills and loneliness levels of university students with respect to THEIR attachment styles in a sample of turkish students

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-32

  Deniz, M Engin ^a   Hamarta, Erdal ^a   Ari, Ramazan ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attachment styles; Loneliness; Romantic relationship; Social skills; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 13744263865     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2005.33.1.19     Document Type: Article

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