Assessing Attachment of Couples in Therapy: A Factor Analysis of the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-48

  Parker, M L ^a   Johnson, Lee N ^b   Ketring, Scott A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Exploratory factor analysis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79651474307     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: 15733335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-011-9142-x     Document Type: Article

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