Insecure attachment mediates effects of partners' emotional abuse and violence on women's relationship quality

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 483-493

  Weston, Rebecca ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Partner violence; Relationship dissolution; SEM; Women's relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449102573     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-008-9176-5     Document Type: Article

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