Adult attachment and Mindfulness: Examining directionality, causality, and theoretical implications
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- Authors
- Stevenson, J. C., Millings, A., Emerson, L.-M., Sirois, F., & Rowe, A. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Lincoln (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- University of Canterbury (NZ)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Stevenson, Jodie C.
- Venue
- Journal of Research in Personality
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-02
- Volume
- 90
- Pages
- 104043
- ISSN
- 0092-6566 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3102614913
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 7
- FWCI
- 0.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Locations
- Journal of Research in Personality (publishedVersion)
- Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (publishedVersion)
- Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln) (acceptedVersion)
- SHURA (Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive) (Sheffield Hallam University) (acceptedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- University of Sheffield
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Keywords
- adult attachment, mindfulness, attachment anxiety, attachment security, causality, priming, mindfulness induction, attachment orientation
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