Does mindfulness mediate the association between attachment dimensions and Borderline Personality Disorder features? A study of Italian non-clinical adolescents

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 563-578

  Fossati, Andrea ^a   Feeney, Judith ^b   Maffei, Cesare ^a   Borroni, Serena ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescence; attachment; borderline personality disorder; mentalization; mindfulness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BORDERLINE STATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84857092423     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2011.608993     Document Type: Article

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