Attachment theory

Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 160-179

  Shaver, Phillip R ^a   Mikulincer, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781446249222.n34     Document Type: Chapter

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