Developmental differences in adolescents' and young adults' use of mothers, fathers, best friends, and romantic partners to fulfill attachment needs

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-140

  Markiewicz, Dorothy ^a   Lawford, Heather ^a   Doyle, Anna Beth ^a   Haggart, Natalie ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attachment needs; Attachment security; Best friends; Cross sectional; Development; Fathers; Mothers; Romantic partners

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645573131     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-005-9014-5     Document Type: Article

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