Attachment Relationships and Life Satisfaction During Emerging Adulthood

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 833-847

  Guarnieri, Silvia ^a   Smorti, Martina ^b   Tani, Franca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emerging adulthood; Friend attachment; Life satisfaction; Parental attachment; Romantic attachment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939888183     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-014-0655-1     Document Type: Article

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