The Generalization of Attachment Representations to New Social Situations: Predicting Behavior During Initial Interactions With Strangers

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1481-1498

  Feeney, Brooke C ^a   Cassidy, Jude ^b   Ramos Marcuse, Fatima ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; attachment; behaviors; interaction; unfamiliar peers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 57949086256     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012635     Document Type: Article

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