For example, low
levels of intimacy between partners as well as perceived loneliness have been associated with negative psychological states, such as depression and depressive symptoms (Kiecolt - Glaser and Newton, 2001; Alpass and Neville, 2003; Adams et al., 2004).
In particular, the need for security that intimacy typically provides may clash with the sense of uncertainty, novelty, and separateness that fuels desire, such that high
levels of intimacy between partners may stifle sexual desire.
Not exact matches
But that kind
of intimacy between different societies
of actual occasions, one
of which is scaled up to the divine
level, seem counter-intuitive.
This «disruption» led to new
levels of love and
intimacy between Mary and her son.
The
level of intimacy, the bond that is created
between you and your team at the firehouse is unparalleled.
Intimacy is a kind
of connectedness
between two people that has less to do with physical closeness and more with knowing someone at a deep
level and feeling totally accepted in their presence.
The
level of trust
between Davey and all her subjects is reflected in the
intimacy and honesty
of the photographs, which range from idyllic pastoral scenes to an interior shot
of a hungry moment eating pizza in a late night kebab shop.
The
intimacy of these artworks appeals to the senses — we feel, taste, smell, or hear each
of them on a highly personal
level — while it also renegotiates the terms
of spectatorship and the relationship
between contemporary art and everyday life.
With barriers down, a deep
level of emotional
intimacy can blossom
between two people quickly.
«If you look at what happened, you can see that the
level of intimacy and eroticism
between you is negotiated early in the encounter.
Other data showed that there is a significant positive correlation
between a high
level of family
intimacy as well as emotional expression and a high
level of self - esteem and self achievement
of adolescents (Li et al., 2006); the extent
of closeness
of family members and the parental expectations might affect the self - esteem and self - concept
of the college freshmen (Wu and Ye, 2009).