Conflicting Pressures on Romantic Relationship Commitment for Anxiously Attached Individuals

Journal of Personality

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-74

  Joel, Samantha ^a   MacDonald, Geoff ^a   Shimotomai, Atsushi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SENSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 78651231884     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00680.x     Document Type: Article

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