Maternal emotional expressiveness and attachment security: Links to representations of relationships and social behavior

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 645-670

  Laible, Deborah ^a,b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33947698434     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2006.0035     Document Type: Article

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