Explaining the impact of attachment style on evaluations of supportive messages: A dual-process framework

Communication Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-247

  Bodie, Graham D ^a   Burleson, Brant R ^b   Gill Rosier, Jennifer ^b   McCullough, Jennifer D ^c   Holmstrom, Amanda J ^d   Rack, Jessica J ^b   Hanasono, Lisa ^b   Mincy, Jerilyn ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attachment; comforting; information processing; social support; stress; verbal person centeredness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551711942     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650210362678     Document Type: Article

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