«The ancients well knew that the experience of being in love recapitulates the mother - child relationship in
its intimate physical attachment, trust and dependency.
Not exact matches
Of the 3 to 10 million children (aged 3 - 17 years) who witness
intimate partner violence (IPV) annually, 9 a disproportionate number are aged 5 years and younger.10 Exposure to IPV in childhood is associated with altered neuroendocrine system profiles, 11 impaired socioemotional development, cognitive functioning,
attachment to caregivers, and emotional regulation, and poorer
physical and mental health.12 - 16
The positive effect of secure
attachment is not simply a hypothesis, but is actually rooted in neuroscience, showing how both the emotional and
physical development of children is affected by presence of close and
intimate relationships in their lives.
The present study examines the influence of romantic
attachment and received
intimate partner violence (
physical, psychological and sexual) on recent reports of NSSI behaviors and thoughts.