Attachment style and the cognitive representation of communication situations

Communication Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-161

  Weger, Harry ^a   Polcar, Leah E ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affinity seeking; Attachment theory; Cognitive complexity; Constructivism; Unwillingness to communicate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010124701     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970009388515     Document Type: Article

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