Associations between insecure attachment and sexual experiences

Personal Relationships

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 249-265

  Gentzler, Amy L ^a,b   Kerns, Kathryn A ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2942532122     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2004.00081.x     Document Type: Article

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