The role of romantic attachment and self-criticism and dependency for the relationship satisfaction of community adults

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-95

  Lowyck, Benedicte ^a   Luyten, Patrick ^a   Demyttenaere, Koen ^a   Corveleyn, Jozef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 38349138484     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2008.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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