Adult attachment and developmental personality styles: An empirical study

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-348

  Sherry, Alissa ^a   Lyddon, William J ^b   Henson, Robin K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 34547215504     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2007.tb00482.x     Document Type: Article

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