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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 and children’s attachment security in an adopted sample

Manuela Veríssimo Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisbon, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fernanda Salvaterra Lisbon Department of Social Services, Portugal
Pages 261-273 | Published online: 02 Feb 2007

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