Autonomic correlates of attachment insecurity in a sample of women with eating disorders

Attachment and Human Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-167

  Diasa, Pedro ^a   Soaresb, Isabel ^b   Kleinc, John ^c   Cunhad, João P S ^d   Roismane, Glenn I ^e  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment interview; Autonomic correlates of attachment; Eating disorders; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DREAM; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DREAMS; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952499704     PISSN: 14616734     EISSN: 14692988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2011.554005     Document Type: Article

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