Attachment stability and change during adolescence: A longitudinal application of the Social Relations Model

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 429-444

  Buist, Kirsten L ^a   Reitz, Ellen ^a   Deković, Maja ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attachment; Family relationships; Longitudinal research; Social Relations Model

Indexed keywords

EID: 45149100653     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407508090867     Document Type: Article

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