Patterns of stability in adult attachment: An empirical test of two models of continuity and change

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 974-992

  Fraley, R Chris ^a   Vicary, Amanda M ^a   Brumbaugh, Claudia Chloe ^b   Roisman, Glenn I ^a  

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

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment styles; Personality; Stability; Trait state models

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82855181749     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024150     Document Type: Article

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