Evaluations of supportive messages provided by friends and romantic partners: An attachment theory approach

Communication Reports

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-94

  Bachman, Guy Foster ^a   Bippus, Amy M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment Styles; Supportive Communication Perceived Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944443741     PISSN: 08934215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08934210500309975     Document Type: Article

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