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Adult attachment, working models, and relationship quality in dating couples.
- N. Collins, S. Read
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1 April 1990
Three studies were conducted to examine the correlates of adult attachment. In Study 1, an 18-item scale to measure adult attachment style dimensions was developed based on Kazan and Shaver's (1987)… Expand
Working models of attachment: implications for explanation, emotion and behavior.
- N. Collins
- Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1996
Two studies examined attachment style differences in social perception. In Study 1, participants wrote open-ended explanations for hypothetical relationship events and described how they would feel… Expand
Self-disclosure and liking: a meta-analytic review.
- N. Collins, L. Miller
- Psychology, Medicine
- Psychological bulletin
- 1 November 1994
Self-disclosure plays a central role in the development and maintenance of relationships. One way that researchers have explored these processes is by studying the links between self-disclosure and… Expand
A safe haven: an attachment theory perspective on support seeking and caregiving in intimate relationships.
- N. Collins, B. Feeney
- Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 2000
This study used an attachment theoretical framework to investigate support-seeking and caregiving processes in intimate relationships. Dating couples (N = 93) were videotaped while one member of the… Expand
Optimizing assurance: the risk regulation system in relationships.
- S. Murray, J. G. Holmes, N. Collins
- Psychology, Medicine
- Psychological bulletin
- 1 September 2006
A model of risk regulation is proposed to explain how people balance the goal of seeking closeness to a romantic partner against the opposing goal of minimizing the likelihood and pain of rejection.… Expand
A New Look at Social Support
- B. Feeney, N. Collins
- Psychology, Medicine
- Personality and social psychology review : an…
- 14 August 2014
Close and caring relationships are undeniably linked to health and well-being at all stages in the life span. Yet the specific pathways through which close relationships promote optimal well-being… Expand
Attachment styles, emotion regulation, and adjustment in adolescence.
- M. Cooper, P. Shaver, N. Collins
- Medicine, Psychology
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1 May 1998
Attachment style differences in psychological symptomatology, self-concept, and risky or problem behaviors were examined in a community sample (N = 1,989) of Black and White adolescents, 13 to 19… Expand
Predictors of caregiving in adult intimate relationships: an attachment theoretical perspective.
- B. Feeney, N. Collins
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1 June 2001
Romantic couples (N = 194) participated in an investigation of caregiving processes in adulthood. In Phase 1, couple members completed questionnaires designed to identify attachment style differences… Expand
Working models of attachment shape perceptions of social support: evidence from experimental and observational studies.
- N. Collins, B. Feeney
- Psychology, Medicine
- Journal of personality and social psychology
- 1 September 2004
Two studies examined the association between attachment style and perceptions of social support. Study 1 (N = 95 couples) used an experimental paradigm to manipulate social support in the context of… Expand
Prenatal health behaviors and psychosocial risk factors in pregnant women of Mexican origin: the role of acculturation.
- R. Zambrana, S. Scrimshaw, N. Collins, C. Dunkel-schetter
- Medicine
- American journal of public health
- 1 June 1997
OBJECTIVES
This study examined the association between acculturation of Mexican-origin women and factors in low birthweight and preterm delivery.
METHODS
Interviews were conducted with 911… Expand