Attachment theory: The reciprocal relationship between family communication and attachment patterns

Engaging Theories in Family Communication: Multiple Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 165-180

  Trees, April R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781452204420.n11     Document Type: Chapter

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