Attachment avoidance and feelings of connection in social interaction

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1122-1125

  MacDonald, Geoff ^a   Borsook, Terry K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Avoidant attachment; Need to belong; Social exclusion; Social inclusion; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956612545     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2010.05.019     Document Type: Article

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