Attachment style and the “wicked stepmother” spiral

Journal of Divorce and Remarriage

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 111-129

  Ceglian, Cindi Penor ^a   Gardner, Scott ^a  

^a DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment style; Remarriage; Stepmother; Stepparenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008823522     PISSN: 10502556     EISSN: 15404811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J087v34n01_07     Document Type: Article

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