New research finds that individuals with anxious attachment styles are more prone to engage in status-signaling consumption, driven by materialistic values. This behavior contrasts with secure and avoidant attachment styles, offering insights into psychological influences on consumer habits.
Secure attachment in children is built through consistent, effective responses from caregivers to their needs. Secure attachment has many benefits including better emotional intelligence and school preparedness. It's formed not from single experiences but through consistent interactions.
New findings, published in Evolutionary Human Sciences, indicate that masculine faces are perceived as more attractive when they display a happy expression, suggesting that positive emotions can offset the negative perceptions linked to masculine facial features.
A study from Brigham Young University analyzed Billboard's Top 100 Songs of 2019, finding 86.2% depict insecure romantic attachment styles: avoidant (33.33%), anxious (27.59%), and fearful (25.29%). Only 8.05% depict secure attachment.
Recent research reveals that sexual satisfaction in new parents generally increases post-childbirth but slows around eight months, with attachment anxiety and avoidance playing key roles in these satisfaction trajectories.
A recent study has found a correlation between the motivations for engaging in technology-mediated sexual interaction and sexual satisfaction in young adults.
A recent study reveals that individuals with anxious attachment styles tend to form stronger emotional bonds with smartphones, leading to increased social media usage, especially among single people with lower self-esteem. The research highlights the psychological aspects influencing smartphone and...
Scientists measured pupil sizes to study emotional processing in individuals with different attachment styles. Published in the International Journal of Psychophysiology, the study found that avoidant individuals displayed reduced pupil responses to social stimuli, suggesting suppressed emotional reactions.
Recent research published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships reveals that expressing and perceiving gratitude in romantic relationships correlates with higher daily sexual satisfaction, especially beneficial for individuals with anxious attachment styles. However, gratitude's positive impact on sexual...
A recent longitudinal study of newlywed couples during their initial four years of marriage showed that anxiously attached individuals displayed significantly heightened cortisol levels when faced with the prospect of conflict with their partner. This rise in cortisol was especially...
A new study reveals that childhood maltreatment is linked to callous-unemotional traits, with insecure parental attachment and stunted emotional intelligence mediating nearly 39% of this relationship. While findings were based on incarcerated adolescents, they highlight the significant role early experiences...
Can how you feel about your favorite celebrities be related to how you feel about yourself? A study published in The Journal of Social Psychology suggests that based on attachment style, individuals assimilate ideas about different types of celebrities to...
A recent study examined the link between attachment orientation and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in children and adolescents. The results revealed that insecure attachment was associated with higher levels of PTSS, emphasizing the potential value of interventions aimed at improving...
New research published in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy suggests that people's reasons for having sex, or sexual motives, can affect how attachment anxiety affects sexual satisfaction among couples expecting their first child. The findings indicate that understanding...
Struggling with an eating disorder can be related to many aspects of an individual’s life, but can it be associated with attachment style? A study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders explores the existing literature suggesting that people...