Adult AttachmentSAGE, 1996 M06 24 - 176 pages `It is an excellent volume for attachment researchers at all levels. Researchers and students will find this volume a helpful and generative introduction to adult attachment. The authors set out to increase interest in adult attachment and encourage research in the field. I believe that this coherent, thought-provoking summary of adult attachment research easily accomplishes their goal' - Contemporary Psychology Attachment theory is one of the most popular perspectives currently influencing research in close relationships - and is important in many other fields since the quality of intimate relationships is a key determinant of subjective well-being. This intriguing volume draws together diverse strands of at |
Contents
Attachments in Infancy and Beyond | 1 |
Early Empirical Studies of Adult Attachment | 22 |
Conceptualizing and Measuring | 46 |
Functions and Elicitors | 70 |
Attachment Style Working Models | 91 |
Broadening the Picture | 117 |
Applications and Future Directions | 135 |
References | 149 |
Author Index | 163 |
About the Authors | 175 |
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