Adult attachment ratings (AAR): An item response theory analysis

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 417-425

  Pilkonis, Paul A ^a   Kim, Yookyung ^a   Yu, Lan ^a   Morse, Jennifer Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 84903300603     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2013.832261     Document Type: Article

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