Coping as a mediator between interparental conflict and adolescents' romantic attachment

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 423-439

  Rodrigues, Leslie N ^a,b,c   Kitzmann, Katherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c CH19 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attachment; Coping; Interparental conflict; Mediation; Romantic relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249739209     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407507077230     Document Type: Article

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