Attachment anxiety and avoidance and perceptions of group climate: An actor-partner interdependence analysis

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 518-527

  Kivlighan, Dennis M ^a   Lo Coco, Gianluca ^b   Gullo, Salvatore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actor partner analysis; Attachment avoidance and anxiety; Group climate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COUNSELING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874333757     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030173     Document Type: Article

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