Attachment avoidance and the cultural fit hypothesis: A cross-cultural investigation

Personal Relationships

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-126

  Friedman, Mike ^a   Rholes, W Steven ^b   Simpson, Jeffry ^c   Bond, Michael ^d   Diaz Loving, Rolondo ^e   Chan, Clare ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e Autonomous University of Mexico   (United States)

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EID: 77951018058     PISSN: 13504126     EISSN: 14756811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2010.01256.x     Document Type: Article

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