This article provides the first systematic literature review specifically about consumer-brand
relationship types since the foundational paper on brand relationships was published in …

We propose the Attachment Security Enhancement Model (ASEM) to suggest how romantic
relationships can promote chronic attachment security. One part of the ASEM examines …

Intimate relationships/Rowland S. Miller...[et al.].-4th ed. p. cm.-(The McGraw-Hill series in
social psychology) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-07 …

In the current research, we tested the extent to which attachment insecurity produces
inaccurate and biased perceptions of intimate partners' emotions and whether more …

Millions of women worldwide use oral contraceptives ('the pill'; OCs), often starting at a
pubertal age when their brains are in a crucial developmental stage. Research into the …

Social rewards are strong drivers of behavior and fundamental to well-being, yet there is a
lack of consensus regarding what actually defines a reward as “social.” Because a …

Dating is widely thought of as a test phase for romantic relationships, during which new
romantic partners carefully evaluate each other for long-term fit. However, this cultural …

Academic Abstract Traditionally, theoretical and empirical accounts have considered
relationship evaluations along one single dimension ranging from positive to negative …

Attachment orientations in adulthood can change over time, but the specific circumstances
that directly affect change are not well understood. Bowlby proposed that those …

Romantic relationships activate a process of psychological attunement whereby self-esteem
becomes responsive to the romantic bond, thereby potentially benefitting relationship quality …