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14 - Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Parents’ Orientations toward Conformity and Conversation as Predictors of Attachment and Psychological Well-Being for Adult Children of Alcoholics

from Part V - Communication Patterns in Health and Relationships

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2018

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Marie C. Haverfield  and
Jennifer A. Theiss
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Jennifer A. Theiss  and
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Jennifer A. Theiss
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Rutgers University, New Jersey
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Contemporary Studies on Relationships, Health, and Wellness , pp. 291 - 314
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Print publication year: 2018

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