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Emotional Security

Emotional Security is a psychological state characterized by the stable confidence in the availability and responsiveness of attachment figures, distinguishing it from transient emotional regulation or situational safety within the broader category of emotional development.

359

Publications

29.6K

Citations

818

Authors

356

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

69

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Children

Publications

359

Within-person variation in security of attachment: A self-determination theory perspective on attachment, need fulfillment, and well-being.

Jennifer G. La Guardia, Richard M. Ryan, Charles E. Couchman et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2000 · 1.2K citations

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Within-person variation in security of attachment: A self-determination theory perspective on attachment, need fulfillment, and well-being.

Jennifer G. La Guardia, Richard M. Ryan, Charles E. Couchman et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2000 · 1.1K citations

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The first 10,000 Adult Attachment Interviews: distributions of adult attachment representations in clinical and non-clinical groups

Marian J. Bakermans‐Kranenburg, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn · Attachment & Human Development · 2009 · 915 citations

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Attachment, Caregiving, and Altruism: Boosting Attachment Security Increases Compassion and Helping.

Mario Mikulincer, Phillip R. Shaver, Omri Gillath et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2005 · 739 citations

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Infant Irritability, Mother Responsiveness, and Social Support Influences on the Security of Infant-Mother Attachment

Susan B. Crockenberg · Child Development · 1981 · 634 citations

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1–5 of 359

Authors

818

  1. EM
    E. Mark Cummings

    University of Notre Dame, United States

    31 publications · 3.5K citations

    26

    h-index

  2. PT
    Patrick T. Davies

    University of Rochester, United States

    32 publications · 3.6K citations

    26

    h-index

  3. MM
    Meredith Martin

    University of Rochester, United States

    8 publications · 556 citations

    8

    h-index

  4. MC
    Marcie C. Goeke‐Morey

    University of Notre Dame, United States

    7 publications · 1.3K citations

    7

    h-index

  5. MM
    Mario Mikulincer

    Bar-Ilan University, Israel

    6 publications · 1.3K citations

    6

    h-index

1–5 of 818

Institutions

356

  1. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    26 h-index

    52 publications

    5.8K citations

  2. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    19 h-index

    41 publications

    4.4K citations

  3. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    5.1K citations

  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    9 h-index

    12 publications

    852 citations

  5. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    4.4K citations

  7. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Attachment & Human Development

    23 publications · 2.1K citations

    22

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  2. Child Development

    19 publications · 4K citations

    18

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  3. Developmental Psychology

    18 publications · 1.6K citations

    16

    h-index

  4. Infant Behavior and Development

    11 publications · 822 citations

    11

    h-index

  5. Development and Psychopathology

    9 publications · 848 citations

    9

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