Imagine a sudden rustle in the tall grass. A ripple of alarm passes through the group of early humans who live together amid ancient, rugged terrain. In the center of the encampment, a 3-year-old ...

A new analysis of psychological data suggests that manipulative personality traits may stem from deep-seated insecurities ...

Here are five clear lessons about closeness, distance, fear, repair and growth, the five crucial building blocks of ...

Dr. Shannon Curry, clinical psychologist and director of the Curry Psychology Group in Orange County, California, expanded on the basis for Bowlby’s attachment theory. “Bowlby recognized a pattern of ...

In the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, orphanages and foundling homes had shockingly high mortality rates. For example, the Dusseldorf nursery—a well funded, clean, and 'scientific' ...

Marmoset infants adjust their attachments with caregivers and become independent through natural interactions with their families. Now, findings from a new study by researchers from Sophia University ...

Healthy attachment is less about being perfect and more about feeling emotionally safe — with others and with yourself.

Science finds that one key to satisfaction in a relationship is feeling understood and supported. But in these uncertain times, when many of us are facing a lot of individual stress and anxiety, being ...

Learn the secret to developing a more communicative, collaborative company culture. The concept of attachment theory has been around for a long time. British psychologist John Bowlby, credited with ...