Status updates are one of the most popular features of Facebook, but few studies have
examined the traits and motives that influence the topics that people choose to update …

This comprehensive handbook provides a landmark review and synthesis of the current
state of knowledge about attachment and loss in children and adults. Broad in scope, the …

Trust is experienced almost constantly in all forms of social and interpersonal relationships,
including sexual relationships, and may contribute both directly and indirectly to sexual …

This article reviews the burgeoning literature linking greater individual differences in
attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance to poorer health. Extant research indicates …

According to the canalization hypothesis of attachment theory (Bowlby, 1973), people's
trajectories of attachment security should become increasingly stable and buffered against …

Although prominent theories of intimate relationships, and couples themselves, often
conceive of relationships as fluctuating widely in their degree of closeness, longitudinal …

The way in which attachment styles are expressed in the moment as individuals navigate
their real-life settings has remained an area largely untapped by attachment research. The …

Background Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterised by difficulties with
impulse control and affective dysregulation. It is unclear whether BPD contributes to the …

Our study examines attachment-related differences in the use of dating applications (dating
apps). We collected online survey data regarding people's attachment orientation and dating …

The COVID-19 crisis has caused severe psychological distress. Governments have been
trying to fight the outbreak, inter alia, by enacting various restrictions to maintain social …