Putting eggs in more than one basket: a new look at developmental processes of attachment in adolescence.

@article{Scharf2007PuttingEI,
  title={Putting eggs in more than one basket: a new look at developmental processes of attachment in adolescence.},
  author={Miri Scharf and Ofra Mayseless},
  journal={New directions for child and adolescent development},
  year={2007},
  volume={117},
  pages={
          1-22
        }
}
  • M. Scharf, O. Mayseless
  • Published 1 September 2007
  • Psychology
  • New directions for child and adolescent development
Intriguing issues pertaining to normative changes in attachment in adolescence are addressed, integrating psychoanalytical thinking, developmental and attachment theory, and research. 
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