Results of Study 2 suggest that retrospective reports of maternal attachment insecurity are associated with significantly higher LMS scores, anxious and depressive symptoms, adult
romantic attachment insecurity, and potentially high - risk relationship behaviors.
Not exact matches
Along with colleagues, I have written about the robust scholarly literature showing the many ways in which childhood
attachment insecurities last into adulthood and impair
romantic relationship development and security.
The stages and steps of emotionally focused therapy are outlined below: Emotionally focused therapy can help people address
attachment - related
insecurities and learn how to interact with their
romantic partners in more loving, responsive, and emotionally connected ways, which can result in a more secure
attachment.
Beyond confirming that self - reported early risk exposure was associated with a more sexualized
romantic self - concept, greater numbers of relationships, and greater
attachment insecurity, «Study 1» confirmed a hypothesized four - way interaction between gender, early risk,
romantic self - concept, and
attachment style.
Early risk exposure reportedly influences
romantic relationship formation via an increase in sexualized reproductive strategies and
attachment insecurity.
romantic attachment; couple conflict; intimacy;
attachment insecurity; communication; mediation