Adult attachment and the suppression of unwanted thoughts

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1080-1091

  Fraley, R Chris ^a   Shaver, Phillip R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEPARATION ANXIETY; STUDENT; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; AROUSAL; AWARENESS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; STUDENTS; THINKING;

EID: 0031278540     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.5.1080     Document Type: Article

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