Although the attachment construct refers to a child’s tendency to use an attachment figure
both as a safe haven in times of distress as well as a secure base from which to explore, …

… secure attachment, but their internalization as a safe haven or secure base varies according
to their attachment figure role, future studies can investigate whether safe haven and secure …

We examined the extent to which a pet functions as an attachment figure. In Study 1, 165 …
provide a safe-haven and a secure-base and the moderating role of attachment insecurities. …

… Following previous TMT research (Mikulincer & Florian, 2000), we hypothesized that low
levels of attachment anxiety and avoidance (attachment security) would predict increased …

… seek protection and comfort from an attachment figure (Bowlby, 1982… attachment figure as
a safe haven at such times is considered to be a key component of well-functioning attachment …

… Accordingly, we hypothesized that overall, secure attachment patterns would be correlated
… – ie, attachment anxiety and avoidance – reflect both the sense of attachment security in an …

… Just as a sensitive and responsive mother induces a sense of attachment security in her …
, a therapist can serve as a safe haven and a secure base from which clients can explore and …

… how individuals perceive their primary adult attachment relationship as it relates to the
functional goal of attachment security (ie proximity to the attachment figure). The questionnaire …

… shared preoccupied attachment pattern maintains a couple’s attachment system in a
hyper-activated mode, remaining fixed in the “seeking safe haven” position on the “circle of security.…

… functions include proximity seeking in relation to an attachment figure, that is a safe haven, …
in which we hypothesize that the effect of attachment security on ED symptoms is mediated by …