Adult attachment and pain catastrophizing for self and significant other

Pain

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 278-283

  McWilliams, Lachlan A ^a   Holmberg, Diane ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult attachment theory; Couples; Pain catastrophizing; Significant other catastrophizing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COURTSHIP; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PAIN; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951765112     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.019     Document Type: Article

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