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Attachment Threat

Attachment Threat is a theoretical construct within the domain of social threat that denotes the perceived risk or anxiety arising from the potential loss or instability of a significant interpersonal bond, distinguished by its focus on relational security as a fundamental human need.

273

Publications

21.6K

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680

Authors

315

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

273

Activation of the attachment system in adulthood: Threat-related primes increase the accessibility of mental representations of attachment figures.

Mario Mikulincer, Omri Gillath, Phillip R. Shaver · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2002 · 688 citations

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Behavioral Inhibition and Stress Reactivity: The Moderating Role of Attachment Security

Melissa Nachmias, Megan R. Gunnar, Sarah C. Mangelsdorf et al. · Child Development · 1996 · 653 citations

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Attachment theory and intergroup bias: Evidence that priming the secure base schema attenuates negative reactions to out-groups.

Mario Mikulincer, Phillip R. Shaver · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2001 · 606 citations

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The Insecure/Ambivalent Pattern of Attachment: Theory and Research

Jude Cassidy, Lisa J. Berlin · Child Development · 1994 · 569 citations

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The Insecure/Ambivalent Pattern of Attachment: Theory and Research

Jude Cassidy, Lisa J. Berlin · Child Development · 1994 · 483 citations

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Authors

680

  1. MM
    Mario Mikulincer

    Bar-Ilan University, Israel

    21 publications · 3.1K citations

    20

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  2. PR
    Phillip R. Shaver

    University of California, Davis, United States

    18 publications · 3.2K citations

    17

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  3. OG
    Omri Gillath

    University of Kansas, United States

    9 publications · 1.9K citations

    9

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  4. TE
    Tsachi Ein‐Dor

    Reichman University, Israel

    7 publications · 321 citations

    7

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  5. JA
    Jeffry A. Simpson

    University of Minnesota, United States

    6 publications · 450 citations

    6

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Institutions

315

  1. Reichman University

    Herzliya, Israel

    17 h-index

    37 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. Bar-Ilan University

    Ramat Gan, Israel

    12 h-index

    20 publications

    3.6K citations

  3. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    12 h-index

    22 publications

    3.4K citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    671 citations

  6. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    704 citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    1.5K citations

  8. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    530 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    28 publications · 5.5K citations

    23

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  2. Personality and Individual Differences

    18 publications · 1.1K citations

    15

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  3. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 9 publications · 885 citations

    9

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  4. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

    JSPR · 9 publications · 457 citations

    9

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  5. Child Development

    9 publications · 3K citations

    9

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