New psychology research maps light and dark comedic styles onto anxious and avoidant attachment
People who are anxious about their relationships and fear being rejected tend to use less wit and more irony, while...
Five fascinating new findings about the psychology of romantic attachment
Attachment to a romantic partner can affect our behavior in many ways, and recent studies have explored different aspects of...
Young adults who have developed insecure attachment tend to be less sexually satisfied
It’s common knowledge that attachment style can affect your relationship, but how about your sex life? A study published in...
Anxious and avoidant attachment styles are negatively related to indicators of evolutionary fitness
Recent research challenges the notion that insecure attachment has some evolutionary adaptive benefits. It appears that secure attachment may have...
Attachment in the families of young adults can be separated into three distinct psychological components, study finds
A new study examined emotional attachment between members of families with an adolescent or a young adult (18-23 years of...
Attachment theory: what people get wrong about pop psychology’s latest trend for explaining relationships
Attachment theory is almost everywhere. In magazines and books, in the news, on social media and in our conversations with...
Psychologists examined positive illusions and attachment insecurity. The complexity of their findings was a surprise.
A new study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships seeks to determine if there is a benefit...
Study sheds light on how attachment insecurity is associated with online dating app use and emotions following sex
A new survey revealed that individuals high in attachment anxiety reported higher use of dating apps, but also more negative...
Study uncovers a psychological mechanism linking emotional attachment to willingness to engage in sex for wrong reasons
A study on New Zealanders showed that mindfulness buffered the link between anxious attachment and maladaptive sexual motivations. Anxiously attached...
Psychologists demonstrate why feeling appreciated is particularly important for avoidantly attached individuals
In two daily diary studies on couples and undergraduate students, researchers found that feeling appreciated buffered the negative link between...
New research provides insights into how asexual individuals navigate romantic relationships
It’s often assumed that all people who are asexual are also “aromantic” – that they aren’t interested in being in...
The lyrics to your date’s favorite song may provide clues to their attachment style
A recent study published in Personal Relationships found that the lyrics of our favorite songs could be clues to our...
Insecure attachment linked to a psychological phenomenon known as negative attribution bias
People who are insecure about their attachments to others tend to exhibit greater negative attribution bias, according to new research...
People with insecure attachment styles tend to have strong emotional bonds with pets, study finds
New research on German dog owners finds that people with stronger relationships to their pets display more symptoms of mental...
Romantic attachment anxiety predicts higher levels of self-objectification over time in both men and women
Feeling anxious about your romantic relationship and fearing abandonment leads to stronger tendencies to sexually objectify yourself, according to new...
