Adult attachment: Toward a rapprochement of methodological cultures

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-126

  Roisman, Glenn I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult Attachment Interview; Meta analysis; Self reported attachment style; Taxometric analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 64949168660     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01621.x     Document Type: Article

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