A secure state of mind with regard to attachment, as assessed by the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), as well as attachment styles as assessed by questionnaires (the two most prevalent facets of attachment representations assessed in adolescence and adulthood) were examined as potential contributors to adolescents’ capacity for intimacy. Eighty male Israeli adolescents were administered the tw...

This study investigated protective factors against courtship-stalking behaviors (CSB) among college students. Questionnaires assessing parent-child intimacy, empathy, and relationship control were completed by 197 Korean university students. The collected data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0. The participants’ general characteristics were calculated using frequencies and percentage...

This paper outlines some of the ways in which secure attachment is associated with the capacity to participate in successful intimate relationships. The paper begins with the discussion of four key abilities required for intimacy: the ability to seek care, the ability to give care, the ability to feel comfortable with an autonomous self, and the ability to negotiate. Bowlby's attachment theory ...

Abstract Introduction Sexual health is compromised by the diagnosis and treatment of virtually all cancer types. Although sexual dysfunction (SD) can manifest uniquely within each population, it consistently involves biological, psychological relational elements that affect overall health-related quality life. Breast pelvic cancers constitute 53% cases diagnosed in Canada with over 30% colorect...

The article refers to Chernobyl prayer, the documentary prose of Svietlana Alexievich. aim is draw attention presence genres confession and prayer in reportage. They are used by interlocutors, who entrusted journalist with their accounts traumatic experiences connection nuclear disaster 1986. author focuses on showing various features both (intimacy, familiarity, discretion) describes them pers...

This study examined the psychometric properties of an adolescent version of the 'triangular love scale' (TLS), which assesses three components of romantic relationships: intimacy, passion, and commitment. Using data from 435 Dutch adolescents aged 12-18 years, we found evidence for convergent validity, showing that dimensions of intimacy, passion, and commitment were all positively correlated w...

Inter-ethnic intimacy is on the rise in Australia, bringing an unprecedented level of ethnic diversity into our homes. Yet analyses of media representations of ethnic diversity have concentrated on the community level, neglecting the intimate sphere of family life. This paper explores the possibilities and limits of love within and across ethnic boundaries on fictional Australian television pro...

Many people assume that it is challenging to maintain the intimacy of a long-distance (LD) relationship. However, recent research suggests that LD romantic relationships are of equal or even more trust and satisfaction than their geographically close (GC) counterparts. The present diary study tested an intimacy-enhancing process, in which LD couples (a) engage in more adaptive self-disclosures ...

This study explored the interpersonal context of romantic autonomy in mid adolescence by examining within-relationship links with romantic intimacy and affiliation, links across relationships with mothers and friends, and individual differences due to age and gender. Two hundred and thirty adolescents in grades 9, 10 and 11 with a current romantic partner, completed self-report questionnaires a...

Research in animals and humans suggests a role of oxytocin in social approach to strangers. We tested this by introducing undergraduate students to opposite-gendered strangers, with each member of the pair having taken either oxytocin or placebo. One hundred and four undergraduate students were paired up and engaged in a face-to-face conversation structured with a series of intimate topics for ...