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Home Exclusive Relationships and Sexual Health Attachment Styles

Five fascinating new findings about the psychology of romantic attachment

by Eric W. Dolan
January 25, 2023
in Attachment Styles

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Attachment to a romantic partner can affect our behavior in many ways, and recent studies have explored different aspects of this phenomenon.

From the willingness to engage in sex for the wrong reasons to the concern for others in moral dilemmas, below are five recent studies that have uncovered new insights into how attachment styles can influence our choices.

These studies provide valuable information for understanding how our emotional connections with others shape our behavior and decision-making processes.

  1. A study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Review found that emotional attachment to a romantic partner is linked to a willingness to engage in sexual behaviors for the wrong reasons.
  2. A study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Review found that anxious and avoidant attachment styles are negatively related to indicators of evolutionary fitness, such as physical health, reproductive success, and social status.
  3. A study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science found that people with insecure attachment styles are less likely to be concerned for the welfare of others in sacrificial moral dilemmas.
  4. A study published in the journal Emotion found that a simple task, such as writing a letter to your spouse expressing gratitude, can boost attachment and satisfaction in marriage.
  5. A study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Review found that people with insecure attachment styles are more likely to display negative attribution bias, which is the tendency to attribute negative events to stable, internal, and global causes.

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