Attachment style differences and depression in African American and European American college women: Normative adaptations?

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 216-226

  Cooley, Eileen L ^a   Garcia, Amber L ^b  

^a AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b 931 College Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; attachment; depression; relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867551045     PISSN: 08838534     EISSN: 21611912     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2012.00019.x     Document Type: Article

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