Not exact matches
Originally developed and
examined between infant and caregiver relationships,
research into
attachment theory has evolved to explore how this becomes a template for adult intimate partner relationships.
It also links congruently to other bodies of
research such as those
examining the nature of relationship distress and adult
attachment processes.
Lisa's
research examines how personality traits like self - esteem and
attachment influence interpersonal processes in ambiguous social situations — situations affording both rewards and costs — such as social support contexts, relationship initiation, and marriage proposals.
It also links congruently to other bodies of
research such as those
examining the nature or relationship distress and adult
attachment processes.
Nickola's
research examines how emotional,
attachment and relationship difficulties can be overcome to build healthy relationships.
Sands concluded that future
research should
examine associations between
attachment and sex separately for each individual relationship.
- Science of Relationships articles Website / CV Lisa's
research examines how personality traits like self - esteem and
attachment influence interpersonal processes in ambiguous social situations — situations affording both rewards and costs — such as social support contexts, relationship initiation, and marriage proposals.
A new
research paper
examines sexting and its association with adult
attachment.
His specific lines of
research all
examine how individual - level constructs (e.g., motivation,
attachment, self - regulation) are associated with various relational processes.
Whereas kissing is commonly perceived as a display of affection in romantic relationships,
research highlights a far more nuanced explanation regarding the «function» of kissing within relationships.1 Some
research suggests that kissing enables individuals to assess the quality of potential partners by putting individuals in close proximity, making it easier to
examine features that are associated with mate value, such as breath and skin texture.2 Other
research suggests that kissing elevates levels of arousal, which may lead to sexual intercourse.3 A third body of
research suggests that kissing can influence feelings of
attachment, alleviate stress, and increase relationship satisfaction.4 Given these varied explanations, the question remains: is there a single purpose for kissing or do all these explanations hold truth?
The present study is an applied
research in terms of purpose and a descriptive and correlational
research in terms of the method of data collection, which has been conducted to
examine the relationship between
attachment styles and the manner of using the mobile phone.
[18] carried out a
research entitled «
Examining the relationship between
attachment, style of coping with life stress and the manner of responsiveness».
Future
research with a longitudinal design could
examine how
attachment influences perceptions of LMX and the changes that may take place in LMX perceptions as the relationship develops over time.
Building on early theory and
research evidence, Hazan and Shaver (1987)
examined attachment in adulthood and found that it does extend into the adult years.
Hilary's doctoral
research examined attachment, reflective functioning, disordered eating, and group psychotherapy.
Hilary also continues to collaborate on
research examining attachment, reflective functioning, disordered eating, therapeutic alliance, and emotionally focused therapy.
Our longstanding program of
research on adult
attachment, funded by NIMH,
examines how
attachment processes and adult
attachment orientations are associated with relationship functioning and well - being, particularly when partners are distressed.
However,
research examining the effects of activating
attachment security on
attachment - related and emotional information is limited.
Although the present study focused solely on short - term effects on self - reported
attachment schemas, future
research should test similar paradigms to both produce long - term modifications in insecure
attachment patterns and
examine behavioral changes in
attachment security, as our study focused on attitudinal change.
The majority of relationship dissolution
research examines topics such as
attachment styles (e.g., Davis, Shaver, & Vernon, 2003), emotional reactions and coping strategies (e.g., Sbarra & Emery, 2005), predictors of breakup such as communicative styles (e.g., Gottman et al., 2003), and attractiveness of alternative relationships (e.g., Simpson, 1987).
Although numerous studies have
examined intimacy as a global outcome in relationship to either
attachment styles or conflict,
research examining intimacy multi-dimensionally in relation to both constructs has been virtually non-existent.
Furthermore, incorporating a reliable measure of relationship satisfaction adds to previous
research which has just
examined connections between early parenting and
attachment styles in adulthood (e.g. [12][14]-RRB-.
To date, there has been limited
attachment research examining how the differential roles played by the mother and father may impact on individual differences in
attachment mental representations [22].
While the focus of this early
research was on the mother - child interaction, subsequent
research has
examined the link between the quality of infant and adult
attachment relationships [2].
In summary, to the best of our knowledge, no
research has simultaneously
examined the relationships between emotion understanding, anxiety, emotion regulation and
attachment security either within the same individuals or in clinically anxious children.
Little
research has
examined how
attachment styles in childhood are related to current romantic relationship experiences.
On a theoretical level,
attachment research has emphasised the role of the mother with some exceptions
examining the role of the father [12][13][15][16].
Moreover, relatively little
research has
examined the quality of
attachment relationships to fathers compared to
attachment to mothers in relation to the child's delinquent behavior (Williams and Kelly 2005).
The purpose of this
research was to
examine the validity of an adult
attachment style questionnaire, to understand the relationships between the type of
attachment style in relation to self - perceived stress and social support, and to investigate the influence of gender, ethnicity and religion on the above constructs.