Modeling the hierarchical structure of personality-attachment associations: Domain diffusion versus domain differentiation

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-70

  Sibley, Chris G ^a   Overall, Nickola C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Attachment; Autonomy; Big Five; Hierarchical linear modeling; Personality; Sociotropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749102181     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407509346421     Document Type: Article

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