Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities: The Perspective of Attachment Theory

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 298-306

  Vilchinsky, Noa ^a   Findler, Liora ^a   Werner, Shirli ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attachment orientations; Attitudes; Disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPERIENCES IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIP SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL ATTITUDES SCALE TOWARD PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; DISABLED PERSONS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PREJUDICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956529825     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: 19391544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020491     Document Type: Article

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