To our knowledge, this was the first study to examine the
role of romantic attachment in relationships between positive body image and sexual functioning.
A teenager called A wakes up in a different body every day, trying not to interfere with daily routines and to steer
clear of romantic attachments.
Building on this information, the present study explored whether viewing
pictures of romantic attachment figures while receiving pain activated similar neural regions, leading to reductions in the distressing experience of physical pain.
As many university health services increase their focus on mental health issues, the
role of romantic attachment can be a continued area of interest for researchers and clinicians.
Jack Pierson makes photographs, word sculptures, installations, drawings and artist's books that excavate the emotional undercurrents of everyday life, from the
intimacy of romantic attachment to the remote idolizing of the famous.
Schneiderman, I., Zagoory - Sharon, O., Leckman, J. F., & Feldman, R. (in press) Oxytocin during the initial
stages of romantic attachment: Relations to couples» interactive reciprocity.
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Though the
study of romantic attachment has expanded into all areas of psychology, it remains the case that there is no valid, reliable test available to measure it in Latin America.
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.
The hierarchical regression analyses done in the second part of the study indicated that age, gender, and individuation dimensions are important
predictors of romantic attachment dimensions.
We tested a model specifying the relations between romantic attachment avoidance and anxiety, body appreciation, and sexual functioning in young adult females and found a good fit, demonstrating the
importance of romantic attachment for both constructs.
The goal of this study was to shed light on
links of romantic attachment (i.e., attachment avoidance and anxiety) with positive body image and sexual functioning.
All are informed by Pierson's concern with the emotional undercurrents of everyday life, from the
intimacy of romantic attachment to the distant idolising of stars of stage and screen.