The relation between identity status and romantic attachment style in middle and late adolescence

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 737-748

  Berman, Steven L ^a   Weems, Carl F ^b   Rodriguez, Eileen T ^c   Zamora, Irving J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Identity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANXIETY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 33748058171     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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