Attachment style and psychological adjustment in Couples

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-291

  Condea, Ana ^a   Figueiredoa, Bárbara ^a   Bifulcob, Antonia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attachment style; Childbirth; Couples; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956209038     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2011.562417     Document Type: Article

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