Feeling supported and feeling satisfied: How one partner's attachment style predicts the other partner's relationship experiences

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 535-555

  Kane, Heidi S ^a   Jaremka, Lisa M ^a   Guichard, Anamarie C ^a   Ford, Máire B ^b   Collins, Nancy L ^a   Feeney, Brooke C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Caregiving; Couples; Dyadic analysis; Felt security; Relationship satisfaction; Social support; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547503845     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407507079245     Document Type: Article

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