Parent-adolescent relationship qualities, internal working models, and attachment styles as predictors of adolescents' interactions with friends

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 579-603

  Shomaker, Lauren B ^a   Furman, Wyndol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attachment; Friendships; Parent child relations; Peer relations; Psychology; Social interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949110566     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407509354441     Document Type: Article

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