How I see me depends on how I see we: The role of attachment style in social comparison

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1561-1572

  Gabriel, Shira ^a,d   Carvallo, Mauricio ^a   Dean, Kristy K ^b   Tippin, Brooke ^c   Renaud, Jeanette ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment style; Close relationships; Friendship; Self concept; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEW YORK; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 27644581552     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205277092     Document Type: Article

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