Some of the most emotionally powerful experiences result from the development,
maintenance, and disruption of attachment relationships. In this article, I review several …

Psychologists' efforts to understand love began in the mid-twentieth century. The fact that
they continue apace in the twenty-first century reflects increased awareness of the …

Attachment security is hypothesized to promote authenticity and sincerity, or honesty,
whereas insecurity is hypothesized to increase various forms of inauthenticity and …

Our intention in writing this chapter is to discuss where psychology is in the study of sexuality
and romantic relationships and to offer our thoughts about where it has yet to go. Because …

Highlights•The sexual system operates as an attachment-facilitating device.•Attachment
processes link sexuality with relationship quality.•Sexual desire functions as a visceral …

From the author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller The Female Brain, here is
the eagerly awaited follow-up book that demystifies the puzzling male brain. Dr. Louann …

The sexual behavioral system evolved to motivate reproductive acts by arousing sexual
desire. Building on the idea that this system has also been “exploited” by evolutionary …

Although the link between sex and attachment was made decades ago (Hazan & Shaver,),
theories on sexual and attachment functioning have been developed in relative isolation …

Past meta-analyses of the effects of priming on overt behavior have not examined whether
the effects and processes of priming behavioral or nonbehavioral concepts (eg, priming …

There is theoretical reason to believe that narcissism is associated with infidelity. Yet,
studies that have examined this association have yielded inconsistent results. Given that …