Exploring the relationships among attachment, emotional intelligence and communication

Medical Education

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 317-325

  Cherry, M Gemma ^a   Fletcher, Ian ^b   O'Sullivan, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873594651     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12115     Document Type: Article

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