The psychophysiology of adult attachment relationships: Autonomic reactivity in marital and premarital interactions

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-53

  Roisman, Glenn I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult Attachment Interview; Attachment security; Disagreement; Engaged couples; Heart rate; Married couples; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONFLICT; CONTROL; COURTSHIP; DENIAL; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MARRIAGE; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VAGUS NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COURTSHIP; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 33846066858     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.43.1.39     Document Type: Article

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