Should I stay or should I go? Attachment and personality in stable and instable romantic relationships

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 475-495

  Lehnart, Judith ^a   Neyer, Franz J ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attachment; Personality development; Romantic relationships; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750541489     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.606     Document Type: Article

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