Interpersonal predictors of stress generation

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 544-556

  Eberhart, Nicole K ^a   Hammen, Constance L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Dependency; Interpersonal style; Reassurance seeking; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROL; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; MENTAL STRESS; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449119200     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208329857     Document Type: Article

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