Attachment, motivations, and alcohol: testing a dual-path model of high-risk drinking and adverse consequences in transitional clinical and student samples

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Moinar, Danielle S ^a   Sadava, Stan W ^a   Decourville, Nancy H ^a   Perrier, Colin P K ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol related consequences; Attachment orientation; Motives; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749168154     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016759     Document Type: Article

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