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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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Maternal secure base scripts, children's attachment security, and mother – child narrative styles

Kelly K. Bost University of Illinois, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Nana Shin University of Illinois, USA
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Brent A. Mcbride University of Illinois, USA
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Geoffrey L. Brown University of Illinois, USA
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Brian E. Vaughn Auburn University, AL, USA
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Gabrielle Coppola Università “G. D'Annunzio” di Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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Manuela Veríssimo Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Portugal
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Ligia Monteiro Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Portugal
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Byran Korth Brigham Young University, UT, USA
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Pages 241-260 | Published online: 02 Feb 2007

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