Assessing adolescents' attachment hierarchies: Differences across developmental periods and associations with individual adaptation

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 678-706

  Rosenthal, Natalie L ^a   Kobak, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 77955745433     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00655.x     Document Type: Article

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