Recent studies based on J. Bowlby's (1969/1982) attachment theory reveal that both dispositional and experimentally enhanced security facilitate cognitive openness empathy, strengthen self-transcendent values, foster tolerance of out-group members. Moreover, is associated with volunteering to help others in everyday life unselfish motives for volunteering. The present article reports 5 experiments, replicated 2 countries (Israel the United States), testing hypothesis increases (accomplished...

Three studies explored the effects of subliminal threat on activation representations attachment figures. This accessibility was measured in a lexical decision task and Stroop following threat- or neutral-word primes, compared with other close persons, known but not unknown persons. Participants also reported their style. Threat primes led to increased effect specific figures replicated across tasks experiments. Attachment anxiety heightened even neutral contexts, whereas avoidance inhibited...

Five studies examined the effects of chronic and contextual activation attachment security on reactions to others' needs. The sense was contextually primed by asking participants recollect personal memories, read a story, or look at picture supportive others subliminally exposing them proximity-related words. This condition compared against priming neutral themes, positive affect, attachment-insecurity schemas. Then reports empathy distress accessibility personal-distress memories were...

The authors explored the contribution of individual differences in attachment orientations to experience sexual intercourse and its association with relationship quality. In Study 1, 500 participants completed self-report scales experience. findings indicated that whereas anxiety was associated an ambivalent construal experience, avoidance more aversive feelings cognitions. 2, 41 couples reported on their provided daily diary measures experiences interactions for a period 42 days. Results...

Contemplative practices are believed to alleviate psychological problems, cultivate prosocial behavior and promote self-awareness. In addition, science has developed tools models for understanding the mind promoting well-being. Additional effort is needed combine frameworks techniques from these traditions improve emotional experience socioemotional behavior. An 8-week intensive (42 hr) meditation/emotion regulation training intervention was designed by experts in contemplative emotion...

Attachment security is hypothesized to promote authenticity and sincerity, or honesty, whereas insecurity increase various forms of inauthenticity dishonesty. The authors tested these ideas in 8 studies dispositional situational attachment insecurities their influence on first 4 showed that related scoring low the 2 dimensions insecurity-anxiety avoidance-and are associated with different aspects inauthenticity. set also conscious unconscious priming increased state (compared neutral...

Using an affective priming procedure (S. T. Murphy & R. B. Zajonc, 1993), 7 studies examined the effects of contextual activation representations attachment security (secure base schema) on evaluation neutral stimuli under either or stressful contexts. In all studies, participants also reported their style. Results indicated that subliminal secure led to more positive reactions than did no pictures both and Although positively valued, attachment-unrelated heightened evaluations contexts, it...

Abstract Three studies examined the effects of chronic and contextual activation sense having a secure base on endorsement self-transcendence values. The was primed by asking Israeli undergraduates to recollect personal memories or watch pictorial representation supportive others, this condition compared against priming attachment-unrelated positive affect neutral issues. Then, participants reported importance two values-benevolence universalism (Studies 1-2)-or spontaneously generated their...

Recent studies based on attachment theory demonstrate that dispositional and experimentally manipulated security facilitate cognitive openness empathy, strengthen self-transcendent values, foster tolerance of out-group members, suggesting an effect one behavioral system, attachment, another, caregiving. Here we report 2 conducted in 3 different countries (Israel, the Netherlands, United States) to determine whether dimensions insecurity—anxiety avoidance—are related real-world altruistic...

Attachment theory attempts to explain effects of social experiences, not genes, on personality development. Most studies the development attachment insecurities support this emphasis experiences rather than although there are exceptions. In present study, authors examine associations between and particular genetic polymorphisms related emotions behavior. They find that (a) anxious is associated with a polymorphism DRD2 dopamine receptor gene, (b) avoidant 5HT2A serotonin (c) rs53576 A OXTR...

The present study investigated attachment-related differences in emotional processing biases. Consistent with the proposal that avoidant individuals limit attention to potentially distressing information, attachment avoidance was associated reductions Stroop (ES) interference for words (e.g., intimate, loss). These biases were strongest among who currently a romantic relationship, suggesting being close relationship may activate defensive strategies. In addition, attentional attenuated under...

Abstract Despite the abundant literature on attachment processes and development of a secure or insecure orientation during childhood, it is still unclear whether adult style can be changed through systematic interventions, if so how change process works. One way to learn more about such create it, small scale, in laboratory. It already known that person's sense security momentarily laboratory ( Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007a ). But there clearly difference between very short‐term...

A series of field studies focused on the role similarity as niche construction in friendships. Using a free-range dyad harvest method, we collected 11 independent samples with 1,523 interacting pairs, and compared members' personality traits, attitudes, values, recreational activities, alcohol drug use. Within-dyad was statistically significant 86% variables measured. To determine whether primarily attributable to (i.e., selection) or social influence, tested increased closeness, intimacy,...

Abstract Objective Personality changes across the life span. Life events, such as marriage, becoming a parent, and retirement, have been proposed facilitating personality growth via adoption of novel social roles. However, empirical evidence linking events with development is sparse. Most studies relied on few assessments separated by long time intervals focused single event. In contrast, content composed small, recurrent experiences (e.g., getting sick or practicing hobby), relatively major...

Abstract As virtual environments (VEs) become increasingly central to people's lives (Terry, 2002 Terry, F. 2002. New Media: An introduction, South Melbourne, , Australia: Oxford University Press. [Google Scholar]), understanding reactions VEs may be as important behavior in the real world (Yee, Bailenson, Urbanek, Chang, & Merget, 2007 Yee, N., J. M., and D. 2007. The unbearable likeness of being digital: persistence nonverbal social norms online environments. Journal CyberPsychology...

The studies reported here provide, for the first time, experimental evidence to support claim that sexual interest and arousal are associated with motives form maintain a close relationship. In five studies, sex-related representations were cognitively primed, either subliminally or supraliminally, by exposing participants erotic words pictures as compared neutral pictures. effects of “sexual priming” on tendencies initiate relationship assessed using various cognitive–behavioral self-report...