The contributions of parental attachment bonds to college student development and adjustment: A meta-analytic review

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 565-596

  Mattanah, Jonathan F ^a   Lopez, Frederick G ^b   Govern, John M ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic adjustment; College students; Meta analysis; Parental attachment; Psychosocial development

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OBJECT RELATION; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054849574     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024635     Document Type: Article

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