Towards an integrative attachment-based model of relationship functioning

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 413-434

  Karantzas, Gery C ^a   Feeney, Judith A ^b   Goncalves, Celia V ^a   McCabe, Marita P ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SPOUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904053675     PISSN: 00071269     EISSN: 20448295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjop.12047     Document Type: Article

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