Emotional and sexual maltreatment: Anxious attachment mediates psychological adjustment

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-367

  Limke, Alicia ^a   Showers, Carolin J ^b   Zeigler Hill, Virgil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 77950286089     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2010.29.3.347     Document Type: Article

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