Differences in one's own and one's partner's perceptions of social skills as a function of attachment style

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 277-295

  Guerrero, Laura K ^a   Jones, Susanne M ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Communication; Emotion; Expressiveness; Sensitivity; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 13744251073     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463370309370157     Document Type: Article

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