Narrowing the transmission gap: A synthesis of three decades of research on intergenerational transmission of attachment.

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Psychological bulletin

• Publication date

  2016-03-31

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/bul0000038PMID 26653864
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