So far away from one's partner, yet so close to romantic alternatives: Avoidant attachment, interest in alternatives, and infidelity

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1302-1316

  DeWall, C Nathan ^a   Lambert, Nathaniel M ^b   Slotter, Erica B ^c   Pond, Richard S ^a   Deckman, Timothy ^a   Finkel, Eli J ^c   Luchies, Laura B ^c   Fincham, Frank D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment style; Avoidance; Commitment; Infidelity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COURTSHIP; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTIVATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COURTSHIP; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTIVATION; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955196774     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025497     Document Type: Article

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