Attachment dimensions and the four horsemen of the apocalypse

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-26

  Fowler, Craig ^a   Dillow, Megan R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Avoidance; Conflict; Dissolution; Gottman

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551587536     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824096.2010.518910     Document Type: Article

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