Attachment in Adulthood: Structure, Dynamics, and Change

By Mario Mikulincer, Phillip R. Shaver. 2007

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Approach and Avoidance Motives and Close Relationships (2012, background): “, Neuberg, 1996). This mechanism is especially salient in close relationships because repeated interactions with the same partner leave ample opportunity to form memories and expectancies regarding that partner. Strachman and Gable (2006) predicted that approach goals would bias people to be more aw”
Mentalization-based treatment for self-harm in adolescents: a randomized controlled trial. (2012, result): “Treatment trials for depressed adolescents (including selfharming and non–self-harming adolescents) have shown limited effectiveness in reducing selfharm.(1,16,17) This pattern of null results was confirmed by a narrative review(7) and a meta-analysis using engagement in treatment as primary outcome”
Social Support and Money as Pain Management Mechanisms (2008, background): “Individuals with avoidant attachment tend to dismiss the availability or unavailability of attachment figures (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007a, 2007b), which could cause them to dismiss social support as an option for coping with pain.”
Attachment style, social skills, and Facebook use amongst adults (2013, background): “These kinds of response sets are described and explained by adult attachment theory (Hazan & Shaver, 1987; Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007).”
Mispredicting distress following romantic breakup: Revealing the time course of the affective forecasting error (2008, background): “…pronounced when the outcomes of a relationship are good and the loss of the relationship would be costly; Thibaut & Kelley, 1959) and attachment theory (i.e., forecasting errors are pronounced when one is bonded to and disinclined to separate from one’s romantic partner; Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007).”
Comparisons of close relationships: An evaluation of relationship quality and patterns of attachment to parents, friends, and romantic partners in young adults. (2012, unknown): “Furthermore, literature on dyadic functioning provides evidence that insecure romantic attachment patterns are related to greater distress in dyadic relationships (see Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007, for a review).”
Mnemic neglect: Selective amnesia of one’s faults (2016, background): “Partners typically offer a safe haven, a trusting and supporting environment that negates the motivation to be on guard and engage in self-protection strivings (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2010).”
Having a word with yourself: Neural correlates of self-criticism and self-reassurance (2010, background): “The ability to be selfreassuring in the face of setbacks is believed to be the result of both temperament and early attachment experiences (Mikulincer and Shaver, 2007) and result in resilience (Masten, 2001).”