Emotion regulation and attachment: Unpacking two constructs and their association

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-47

  Waters, Sara F ^a   Virmani, Elita A ^a   Thompson, Ross A ^a   Meyer, Sara ^a   Raikes, H Abigail ^a   Jochem, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Emotion understanding; Security of attachment; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCESSING; SELF REPORT; VALIDITY;

EID: 77249139649     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-009-9163-z     Document Type: Article

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