Physical, emotional, and behavioral reactions to breaking up: The roles of gender, age, emotional involvement, and attachment style

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 871-884

  Davis, Deborah ^a   Shaver, Phillip R ^b   Vernon, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment style; Breaking up; Relationships

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; CONTROL; COURTSHIP; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANGER; ANXIETY; COURTSHIP; DATA COLLECTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0037528203     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167203029007006     Document Type: Review

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