"Don't stand so close to me": An attachment perspective of disengagement and avoidance in marriage

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 484-494

  Barry, Robin A ^a,b   Lawrence, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Avoidance; Disengagement; Marriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899662974     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: 19391293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032867     Document Type: Article

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