Attachment styles among young adults: A test of a four-category model.

1991/01/01 by Kim Bartholomew, Leonard M. Horowitz · 5,452 citations
Psychology · #Attachment and Relationship Dynamics #Attachment theory #Developmental psychology #Psychology #Social psychology #Test (biology)

paper · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.61.2.226

published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 61(2), 226-244 (American Psychological Association)

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