Unresolved attachment among immigrants: An analysis using the adult attachment projective

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 433-442

  Van Ecke, Yolanda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Life and Earth Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment projective; Attachment; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NETHERLANDS; OBJECT RELATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CALIFORNIA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PROJECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34547154166     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GNTP.167.4.433-442     Document Type: Article

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