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That human touch that means so much: Exploring the tactile dimension of social life

... John Bowlby, a pioneering researcher who developed attachment theory (Bowlby, 1973). Attachment theory suggests that touch from ... / more

The Role of Honor and Culture in Group-Based Humiliation, Anger and Shame

... concern for the integrity of the group and emotional attachment to the group” (Triandis et al., 1998, p. 335), individualistic ... Tangney (Eds.),   The self-conscious emotions : Theory and research   (pp. 3-20). New York: Guilford. Fischer, ... / more

Positive Psychology and the Importance of Close Relationships in TV Sitcoms: That 70s Show, Entourage, and How I Met Your Mother

... of  positive psychology . Self-Determination Theory Motivation and goal -striving are important factors that drive ... belong  (Baumeister & Leary, 1995), or the need to form attachment bonds (Bowlby, 1969/1982). They refer to the same notion that ... / more

The Ghost in the System: Where Free Will Lurks in Human Minds

... pressure, stress), personal history (e.g., insecure attachment , poverty, trauma), and biological processes (e.g., hormones, ... can be derived from the perspective of dynamical systems theory. In recent years, this approach to understanding phenomena in the ... / more

The Anatomy of Love

... This moved people, by the thousand, to open its attachment - even people at the Pentagon  1  - thus apparently ... off by a little. According to a very prominent psychology theory, having a sense of relatedness with others is one of the three most ... / more

Learning from our dreams

... the idea that REM sleep and dreams evolved to promote attachment bonds in close relationships. There is some evidence to support this theory. For example, in my study when people in satisfying relationships had ... / more

Patriot Acts: Why the USA’s recent decrease in national glorification might be a good sign

... is similar to the concept of nationalism). National attachment , on the other hand, is identifying with and feeling an ... Spry & Hornsey, 2007). According to Social Identity Theory , this is because glorification is characterized by feelings of ... / more

Cooperation in social dilemmas: How can psychology help to meet climate change goals?

... Emphasise the groups we belong to Social identity theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1979) proposes that we don’t identify and act just ... P. (2009). Rethinking NIMBYism: The role of place attachment and place identity in explaining place‐protective action. ... / more

The Quelling, reviewed by Katharine Coldiron

Debut Novel Explores and Explodes Attachment Therapy Barbara Barrow’s intriguing new novel, The Quelling ... September 25) explores a psychological treatment called attachment therapy. Although this innocuous name connects to attachment theory , which is legitimate , attachment therapy is controversial ... / more

My Year of Rest and Relaxation, reviewed by Andrew Archer

... understanding of our self and ultimately, letting go of the attachment to the self. 1 6 7 The practice is a ... concept of self is the house of cards Western psychological theory rests on. However, the Gestalt model (i.e., constructivist field theory) ... / more