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Attachment & Human Development Volume 8, 2006 - Issue 3: Script-like Attachment Representations and Behavior in Families and Across Cultures
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The attachment script representation procedure in an Italian sample: Associations with adult attachment Interview scales and with maternal sensitivity

Gabrielle Coppola University “G. D'Annunzio” of Chieti, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Brian E. Vaughn Auburn University, AL, USA
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Rosalinda Cassibba University of Bari, Italy
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Alessandro Costantini University of Bari, Italy
Pages 209-219 | Published online: 02 Feb 2007

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