Attachment Theory and Concern for Others' Welfare: Evidence That Activation of the Sense of Secure Base Promotes Endorsement of Self-Transcendence Values

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 299-312

  Mikulincer, Mario ^a   Gillath, Omri ^a   Sapir Lavid, Yael ^a   Yaakobi, Erez ^a   Arias, Keren ^a   Tal Aloni, Liron ^a   Bor, Gili ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0346326008     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2504_4     Document Type: Article

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