Trajectories of attachment insecurities over a 17-year period: A latent growth curve analysis of the impact of war captivity and posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 960-984

  Mikulincer, Mario ^a   Ein Dor, Tsachi ^a   Solomon, Zahava ^b   Shaver, Phillip R ^c  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80155188381     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2011.30.9.960     Document Type: Article

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