Attachment and the management of empathic accuracy in relationship-threatening situations

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 242-254

  Simpson, Jeffry A ^a   Kim, John S ^a   Fillo, Jennifer ^a   Ickes, William ^b   Rholes, W Steven ^c   Oriña, M Minda ^d   Winterheld, Heike A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect regulation; Attachment; Conflict; Empathic accuracy; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SPOUSE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPOUSES; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651464852     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210394368     Document Type: Article

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