Attachment Styles

New research challenges the idea that novelty is always superior, finding that for anxiously attached partners, familiar routines are more strongly linked to daily satisfaction than new adventures.

Your attachment style may dictate how well you block out emotional noise. A new study finds that anxiously attached individuals struggle with emotional conflict control, but brief reminders of relationship threats can paradoxically improve their focus.

New research suggests early physical contact, like hugging or hand-holding, fosters kindness later in life. Adolescents who recalled being held often had more secure attachments to their mothers, which predicted higher levels of compliant prosocial behavior.

A new meta-analysis reveals that insecure attachment styles are associated with vulnerable narcissism, while grandiose narcissism appears largely unrelated to these adult relationship patterns.

A new study suggests that people from harsh childhoods invest more energy in seeking new partners. This "mating effort" is linked to lower satisfaction and higher conflict in adult relationships, independent of attachment style.

A meta-analysis of 27 studies reveals that individuals who struggle to form secure emotional bonds are more likely to exhibit manipulative, Machiavellian personality traits.

New research links hypersexuality to specific attachment styles and personality traits like antagonism and poor impulse control.

New longitudinal research suggests that collaborative communication patterns help explain the link between attachment anxiety and lower sexual satisfaction, providing evidence that how partners discuss sex matters for long-term well-being.

New research suggests that young adults who witnessed parental infidelity are more likely to consider cheating themselves. The study also links infidelity intentions to avoidant attachment styles.

New research suggests that the quality of childhood relationships with parents may be linked to the development of certain sexual interests in adulthood.

The rise of AI companions has prompted questions about their psychological impact. A new study examines why some people may be more susceptible to forming an unhealthy attachment to this technology.

People in interracial long-distance relationships may be more or less attuned to their partner’s emotions depending on their attachment style, according to new research. The findings highlight how attachment anxiety and avoidance shape reflective functioning in diverse romantic contexts.

Researchers have found that insecure attachment is linked to higher levels of social anxiety. The study, drawing on data from over 21,000 participants across 42 studies, provides evidence that attachment patterns are related to mental health in significant ways.

A new study published in Sexual and Relationship Therapy suggests that insecure attachment styles shape how couples handle conflict. College students with insecure attachment were less likely to compromise and more prone to aggression, control, submission, or ending relationships.

Researchers found that BDSM participants tend to report lower levels of attachment anxiety and avoidance than non-participants. The study suggests that secure emotional attachment may increase the likelihood of exploring BDSM practices in real life.