Self-criticism, neediness, and connectedness as predictors of interpersonal behavioral variability

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 770-790

  Kopala Sibley, Daniel C ^a   Rappaport, Lance M ^a   Sutton, Rachel ^a   Moskowitz, D S ^a   Zuroff, David C ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84883398440     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2013.32.7.770     Document Type: Article

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