Proximity and distance goals in adult attachment

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 675-694

  Dewitte, Marieke ^a   De Houwer, Jan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Goals; IAT; Individual differences; Proximity and distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349170730     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.696     Document Type: Article

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