diff --git a/framework/behaviors/AttributeBehavior.php b/framework/behaviors/AttributeBehavior.php
index 1ec315d..3f2d007 100644
--- a/framework/behaviors/AttributeBehavior.php
+++ b/framework/behaviors/AttributeBehavior.php
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ class AttributeBehavior extends Behavior
             $attributes = (array) $this->attributes[$event->name];
             $value = $this->getValue($event);
             foreach ($attributes as $attribute) {
-                $this->owner->$attribute = $value;
+                // ignore attribute names which are not string (e.g. when set by TimestampBehavior::updatedAtAttribute)
+                if (is_string($attribute)) {
+                    $this->owner->$attribute = $value;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/framework/behaviors/BlameableBehavior.php b/framework/behaviors/BlameableBehavior.php
index 1b23577..791a077 100644
--- a/framework/behaviors/BlameableBehavior.php
+++ b/framework/behaviors/BlameableBehavior.php
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ class BlameableBehavior extends AttributeBehavior
 {
     /**
      * @var string the attribute that will receive current user ID value
+     * Set this property to be null if you do not want to record the creator ID.
      */
     public $createdByAttribute = 'created_by';
     /**
      * @var string the attribute that will receive current user ID value
+     * Set this property to be null if you do not want to record the updater ID.
      */
     public $updatedByAttribute = 'updated_by';
     /**
diff --git a/framework/behaviors/TimestampBehavior.php b/framework/behaviors/TimestampBehavior.php
index 9dc5348..8651d90 100644
--- a/framework/behaviors/TimestampBehavior.php
+++ b/framework/behaviors/TimestampBehavior.php
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ class TimestampBehavior extends AttributeBehavior
 {
     /**
      * @var string the attribute that will receive timestamp value
+     * Set this property to be null if you do not want to record the creation time.
      */
     public $createdAtAttribute = 'created_at';
     /**
-     * @var string the attribute that will receive timestamp value
+     * @var string the attribute that will receive timestamp value.
+     * Set this property to be null if you do not want to record the update time.
      */
     public $updatedAtAttribute = 'updated_at';
     /**