This article provides a review of the literature in attachment theory, outcomes of being in
foster care, impacts of trauma, and long-term attachment outcomes of foster care alumni …

Objectives Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been associated with many adverse medical,
psychological, behavioral and socioeconomic outcomes in adulthood. This study aims to …

In this retrospective study, we examined several long-term psychological correlates of
experiencing parental alienation (PA) as a child, defined as reporting that one parent tried to …

Inherent in the call for the integration of educational psychology and adult learning (Smith &
Reio, 2006) is the need for specific information that speaks to the unique developmental …

What motives do people prioritize in their social lives? Historically, social psychologists,
especially those adopting an evolutionary perspective, have devoted a great deal of …

Two hundred and fifty-seven undergraduate psychology students in Chieti, Italy completed
an anonymous and confidential survey regarding their childhood exposure to parental …

This study investigated whether the Abandonment schema mediates the relationship
between a history of parental separation or divorce and attachment styles in adulthood …

Due to the current high rates of divorce, many young adults have experienced the effects of
parental divorce. Although a large body of research has investigated both the positive and …

The paper presents a typology of co-parental relationships of divorced couples, based on an
empirical examination of the quality of the co-parental relationship, the parental functioning …

Once formed, relationships do not simply exist or continue at a given level. Instead, they are
always changing and evolving. In this chapter we consider relational change, focusing …