Predicting individual differences in autonomy-connectedness: The role of body awareness, alexithymia, and assertiveness

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 747-765

  Bekker, Marrie H J ^a   Croon, Marcel A ^a   Van Balkom, Esther G A ^a   Vermee, Jennifer B G ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Assertiveness; Attachment; Autonomy; Body awareness; Connectedness; Self awareness; Sensitivity to others; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVE TRAINING; ASSERTIVENESS; AWARENESS; BEREAVEMENT; BORDERLINE STATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ASSERTIVENESS; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 46049101426     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20486     Document Type: Article

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