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Attachment theory and close relationships

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Part I: Introduction. Simpson, Rholes, Attachment in Adulthood. Part II: Measurement Issues. Bartholomew, Shaver, Methods of Assessing Adult Attachment: Do They Converge? Brennan, Clark, Shaver, Self-Report Measurement of Adult Attachment: An Integrative Overview. Fraley, Waller, Adult Attachment Patterns: A Test of the Typological Model. Klohnen, John, Working Models of Attachment: A Theory-Based Prototype Approach. Part III: Affect Regulation. Mikulincer, Florian, The Relationship between Adult Attachment Styles and Emotional and Cognitive Reactions to Stressful Events. Rholes, Simpson, Stevens, Attachment Orientations, Social Support, and Conflict Resolution in Close Relationships. Feeney, Adult Attachment and Relationship-Centered Anxiety: Responses to Physical and Emotional Distancing. Part IV: Clinical Applications. Dozier, Tyrrell, The Role of Attachment in Therapeutic Relationships. Fraley, Davis, Shaver, Dismissing-Avoidance and the Defensive Organization of Emotion, Cognition, and Behavior. Henry, Holmes, Childhood Revisited: The Intimate Relationships of Individuals from Divorced and Conflict-Ridden Families. Roberts, Noller, The Associations between Adult Attachment and Couple Violence: The Role of Communication Patterns and Relationship Satisfaction. Part V: Conceptual and Empirical Extensions. Kirkpatrick, Evolution, Pair-Bonding, and Reproductive Strategies: A Reconceptualization of Adult Attachment. Brennan, Wu, Loev, Adult Romantic Attachment and Individual Differences in Attitudes toward Physical Contact in the Context of Adult Romantic Relationships.

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Part I: Introduction. Simpson, Rholes, Attachment in Adulthood. Part II: Measurement Issues. Bartholomew, Shaver, Methods of Assessing Adult Attachment: Do They Converge? Brennan, Clark, Shaver, Self-Report Measurement of Adult Attachment: An Integrative Overview. Fraley, Waller, Adult Attachment Patterns: A Test of the Typological Model. Klohnen, John, Working Models of Attachment: A Theory-Based Prototype Approach. Part III: Affect Regulation. Mikulincer, Florian, The Relationship between Adult Attachment Styles and Emotional and Cognitive Reactions to Stressful Events. Rholes, Simpson, Stevens, Attachment Orientations, Social Support, and Conflict Resolution in Close Relationships. Feeney, Adult Attachment and Relationship-Centered Anxiety: Responses to Physical and Emotional Distancing. Part IV: Clinical Applications. Dozier, Tyrrell, The Role of Attachment in Therapeutic Relationships. Fraley, Davis, Shaver, Dismissing-Avoidance and the Defensive Organization of Emotion, Cognition, and Behavior. Henry, Holmes, Childhood Revisited: The Intimate Relationships of Individuals from Divorced and Conflict-Ridden Families. Roberts, Noller, The Associations between Adult Attachment and Couple Violence: The Role of Communication Patterns and Relationship Satisfaction. Part V: Conceptual and Empirical Extensions. Kirkpatrick, Evolution, Pair-Bonding, and Reproductive Strategies: A Reconceptualization of Adult Attachment. Brennan, Wu, Loev, Adult Romantic Attachment and Individual Differences in Attitudes toward Physical Contact in the Context of Adult Romantic Relationships.

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Part I: Introduction. Simpson, Rholes, Attachment in Adulthood. Part II: Measurement Issues. Bartholomew, Shaver, Methods of Assessing Adult Attachment: Do They Converge? Brennan, Clark, Shaver, Self-Report Measurement of Adult Attachment: An Integrative Overview. Fraley, Waller, Adult Attachment Patterns: A Test of the Typological Model. Klohnen, John, Working Models of Attachment: A Theory-Based Prototype Approach. Part III: Affect Regulation. Mikulincer, Florian, The Relationship between Adult Attachment Styles and Emotional and Cognitive Reactions to Stressful Events. Rholes, Simpson, Stevens, Attachment Orientations, Social Support, and Conflict Resolution in Close Relationships. Feeney, Adult Attachment and Relationship-Centered Anxiety: Responses to Physical and Emotional Distancing. Part IV: Clinical Applications. Dozier, Tyrrell, The Role of Attachment in Therapeutic Relationships. Fraley, Davis, Shaver, Dismissing-Avoidance and the Defensive Organization of Emotion, Cognition, and Behavior. Henry, Holmes, Childhood Revisited: The Intimate Relationships of Individuals from Divorced and Conflict-Ridden Families. Roberts, Noller, The Associations between Adult Attachment and Couple Violence: The Role of Communication Patterns and Relationship Satisfaction. Part V: Conceptual and Empirical Extensions. Kirkpatrick, Evolution, Pair-Bonding, and Reproductive Strategies: A Reconceptualization of Adult Attachment. Brennan, Wu, Loev, Adult Romantic Attachment and Individual Differences in Attitudes toward Physical Contact in the Context of Adult Romantic Relationships.

Key concepts: Attachment theory, Psychology, Romance, Distancing, Developmental psychology, Attachment measures, Context (archaeology), Social psychology

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