Anxious attachment may be a vulnerability factor for developing embitterment

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 351-355

  Blom, David ^a   Van Middendorp, Henriët ^b   Geenen, Rinie ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EGO; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84867794757     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: 20448341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.2011.02039.x     Document Type: Article

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