Adult Attachment Orientation and Implicit Behavioral Mimicry

Journal of Nonverbal Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 235-247

  Hall, Natalie R ^a   Millings, Abigail ^b,c   Bouças, Sofia Barbosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Ultrasis UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult attachment orientation; Affiliation; Attachment anxiety; Attachment avoidance; Implicit behavioral mimicry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867986441     PISSN: 01915886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10919-012-0136-7     Document Type: Article

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