What can you do for me?: Attachment style and motives underlying esteem for partners

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 313-338

  Pietromonaco, Paula R ^a   Feldman Barrett, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment style; Daily diary; Goals; Motives; Relationship partner; Self esteem; Self regulation; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646411769     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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