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That human touch that means so much: Exploring the tactile dimension of social life

... human nature . In the present article, the authors review psychological research showing that even fleeting forms of touch may have a ... John Bowlby, a pioneering researcher who developed attachment theory (Bowlby, 1973). Attachment theory suggests that touch ... / more

The Role of Honor and Culture in Group-Based Humiliation, Anger and Shame

... repeated humiliating acts generates trauma and high psychological distress . Victims of humiliation generally believe that the ... goals, concern for the integrity of the group and emotional attachment to the group” (Triandis et al., 1998, p. 335), individualistic ... / more

Positive Psychology and the Importance of Close Relationships in TV Sitcoms: That 70s Show, Entourage, and How I Met Your Mother

... to people’s lives. These relationships seem to provide psychological nourishment, giving people motivation and confidence to branch ... to belong  (Baumeister & Leary, 1995), or the need to form attachment bonds (Bowlby, 1969/1982). They refer to the same notion that humans ... / more

The Ghost in the System: Where Free Will Lurks in Human Minds

... commonly regarded as free will. The Free Will Debate: Psychological Science versus Psychological Reality As compelling as this ... social pressure, stress), personal history (e.g., insecure attachment, poverty, trauma), and biological processes (e.g., hormones, ... / more

The Anatomy of Love

... "ILOVEYOU." This moved people, by the thousand, to open its attachment - even people at the Pentagon  1  - thus apparently ... Self-disclosure and liking: a meta-analytic review.  Psychological Bulletin, 119, 51-69. Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. ... / more

‘Forever and a Day’ or ‘Just One Night’? On Adaptive Functions of Long-Term and Short-Term Romantic Relationships

... humans possess neurophysiological system of pair-bonding and attachment (Hazan & Zeifman, 1999) speaks for the argument of human monogamy. ... of adaptations for different mating strategies for human psychological processing? A compelling example shows how far two seemingly ... / more

Learning from our dreams

... the idea that REM sleep and dreams evolved to promote attachment bonds in close relationships. There is some evidence to support this ... others predict subsequent relational behavior. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5 (1), 111-118. Selterman, D., & ... / more

Consensual non-monogamy: Table for more than two, please

...  These findings suggest that people can exhibit aspects of attachment security (i.e., low levels of avoidance) without being sexually ... social support , masculine ideologies and psychological functioning of gay men in couples. Unpublished doctoral ... relationship strategies might oxygenate marriage. Psychological Inquiry, 25(1), 56-63.  Conley, T. D., Moors, A. C., ... / more

Patriot Acts: Why the USA’s recent decrease in national glorification might be a good sign

... this is similar to the concept of nationalism). National attachment , on the other hand, is identifying with and feeling an ... Sapountzis, A. (2008). Towards a critical social psychological account of national sentiments: Patriotism and nationalism ... / more

Always on the Move: How Residential Mobility Impacts Our Well-Being

... More recently, psychologists have begun to examine the psychological experience of moving and its likely impact on the well-being of ... for a long time are likely to develop psychological attachment to their community (Kasarda & Janowitz, 1974). Such an ... / more