Attachment, skin deep? Relationships between adult attachment and skin barrier recovery

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 241-252

  Robles, Theodore F ^a   Brooks, Kathryn P ^a   Kane, Heidi S ^a   Schetter, Christine Dunkel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Close relationships; Couple interactions; Skin barrier recovery; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOOD; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SALIVA; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884163809     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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