Anxious and avoidant attachment are elevated among individuals with eating disorders
Struggling with an eating disorder can be related to many aspects of an individual’s life, but can it be associated...
Anxious attachment mediates the link between childhood trauma and pain symptoms in depressed adults
Researchers in China sought to explore the origin of chronic pain in patients with depression. Their findings indicate that anxious...
Study explores link between attachment styles and sexual dysfunction in young adults
Young adulthood is often associated with exciting developments in intimacy and relationships, but research showing increased sexual dysfunction among the...
Adult attachment styles predict maternal gatekeeping among new parents
The ways in which adults form emotional connections with others are associated with how much a new mother tries to...
Attachment anxiety strengthens the link between boredom proneness and compulsive sexual behavior
Being susceptible to boredom is associated with engaging in compulsive sexual behavior, and this relationship is exacerbated by attachment anxiety,...
Individuals with secure emotional attachment are more likely to forgive and to be forgiven, study finds
An new study of German couples has found that individuals with secure emotional attachment are more likely to forgive offences...
Mothers who feel unworthy of being loved have less supportive responses to child distress
A study of low-income mothers showed that those with more attachment anxiety (i.e., mothers feeling unworthy of being loved) tended...
People with attachment anxiety tend to have heightened collective narcissism, study finds
People with higher levels of attachment anxiety are more likely to have higher levels of collective narcissism, according to new...
New study shows how mindfulness can benefit our romantic relationships
New research published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships provides evidence that mindfulness can help to enhance attachment...
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...
