Growing through attachment: The interplay of attachment and exploration in adulthood

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-234

  Feeney, Brooke C ^a   van Vleet, Meredith ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Caregiving; Exploration; Secure base

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949892077     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407509360903     Document Type: Article

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