What is adult attachment?

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-30

  Sable, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Ethology; Evolution; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849098969     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: 15733343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10615-007-0110-8     Document Type: Article

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