Understanding and altering hurt feelings: An attachment-theoretical perspective on the generation and regulation of emotions

Feeling Hurt in Close Relationships

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 92-120

  Shaver, Phillip R ^a   Mikulincer, Mario ^b   Lavy, Shiri ^c   Cassidy, Jude ^d  

^a Department of Psychology University of California ^*  (United States)

^b INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^c ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84927010441     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511770548.007     Document Type: Chapter

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