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Up close and cultural

Turkish women report fears of interpersonal closeness and abandonment not characteristic of Westerners but that may be useful in forming intimate relationships in that culture.

References:

Rapoza, K.A., and A. Yalcinkaya. 1998. Turkish and US adult attachment styles: A cross-cultural examination. Meeting of the American Psychological Association. August. San Francisco.

Further Readings:

Bower, B. 1997. The ties that bond. Science News 152(Aug. 9):94.

Sources:

Kimberly A. Rapoza
Boston University
Department of Psychology
64 Cummington Street
Boston, MA 02115

Alev Yalcinkaya
1999 Commonwealth Avenue #35
Brighton, MA 02135

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