Love as a battlefield: Attachment and relationship dynamics in couples identified for male partner violence

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-150

  Allison, Colleen J ^a   Bartholomew, Kim ^a   Mayseless, Ofra ^b   Dutton, Donald G ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment behavior; Couples; Intimate partner violence; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249076856     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X07306980     Document Type: Article

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