Structure and validity of people in my life: A self-report measure of attachment in late childhood

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1037-1053

  Ridenour, Ty A ^a   Greenberg, Mark T ^a   Cook, Elizabeth T ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Factor analysis; Late childhood; People in my life; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751110901     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9070-5     Document Type: Article

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