The transition to parenthood introduces changes in various life domains. In this paper, we examined whether and what degree the is related importance of major goals. To do this, rank-order stability, ipsative mean-level change six goal domains ( achievement, power, variation, affiliation, altruism, intimacy) a sample 248 parents 294 individuals romantic relationship without children across two ...

The current study examined the effect of empathy on friendship quality in the context of dyadic same-sex friendships, and how such an effect might be mediated by interpersonal competence. A special version of the actor-partner interdependence model (APIM) was used to examine this hypothesis in 146 same-sex friend dyads in 10th grade. Results showed that empathy was positively related to intimac...

Chronic attachment insecurity can affect the outlook people have on relationships. This research examines how attachment insecurity relates to perceived importance of various features in a romantic relationship (e.g., intimacy, independence). Consistent with predictions, the results from Studies 1–3 (N1 1⁄4 53, N2 1⁄4 226, N3 1⁄4 196) revealed that greater attachment anxiety was associated with...

This study extends the existing satisfaction–trust–loyalty paradigm to investigate how customers’ affectionate ties with firms (customer–firm affection)—in particular, the components of intimacy and passion—affect customer loyalty in services. In a bilevel model, the authors consider customer–staff and customer–firm interactions in parallel. Through a netnography study and survey research in tw...

The association between attachment representations and adolescents' coping with 3 developmental tasks of emerging adulthood-leaving home, advancing in the capacity for mature intimacy, and developing individuation-was examined. Israeli male adolescents (N = 88) were administered the Adult Attachment Interview during their high-school senior year. A year later, they and their friends reported on...

Neste trabalho, reportamos a síntese, caracterização e atividade de catecolase do complexo binuclear de cobre [Cu2(H2bbppnol)(μ-OAc)(μ-ClO4)] ClO4·H2O·EtOAc contendo o ligante N,N’-2-hidroxibenzil-N,N’-2-piridilmetil-2-hidroxipropano-1,3-diamina (H3bbppnol). O complexo foi caracterizado através de espectroscopias no infravermelho e eletrônica, ressonância paramagnética eletrônica, medidas de su...

Neste artigo, foi desenvolvido um novo método fluorométrico, simples, sensível e seletivo, para a medição de tripsina em amostras biológicas. O método foi baseado na medição da supressão da intensidade da fluorescência de agregados de nanopartículas de ouro estabilizados com albumina sérica bovina (BSA), pela proteólise enzimática. A curva de calibração para tripsina foi atingida no intervalo d...

Four cases are summarized in which the general practitioner is involved in the terminal care of one partner of a stable marital relationship. The need to conceptualize the expectations of the patient, the family and the doctor in terminal care is stressed. An attempt is made to illustrate how the quality of the pre-existing sexual relationship, the dying person's own sexuality, and ultimately t...

This article explores the experience of loneliness in intimacy, with a special focus on infidelity. First, the notion of intimacy and love are examined and related to the concept of loneliness. To be in love is often thought to exclude being lonely but research shows otherwise.’ Loneliness is exacerbated when intimacy is shattered by interpersonal events like infidelity. A review of recent lite...