Highlights•Briefly overview theories of attachment and trust.•Discuss differences between
theories on development of trust.•Consider future research to test predictions stemming from …

Two decades of research on adult attachment and psychopathology, suggest that while
various indicators of attachment insecurity increase risk for psychopathology, these findings …

Five studies examined whether receiving gratitude expressions from a romantic partner can
buffer insecurely attached individuals from experiencing low relationship satisfaction and …

Affectionate touch is crucial for well-being. However, attachment avoidance is associated
with negative attitudes toward touch. We tested two preregistered hypotheses about how …

Research has shown that a variety of life events are associated with changes in adult
attachment styles. What is unknown, however, is the extent to which those changes are …

Close relationships are crucial to health and well-being. However, anxious expectations of
rejection (attachment anxiety) and avoidant beliefs that romantic partners cannot be trusted …

Living single is becoming increasingly common worldwide and understanding within‐group
predictors of well‐being among singles is becoming a stronger research priority. Although …

Attachment theory emphasizes both the importance of the availability of caring, supportive
relationship partners, beginning in infancy, for developing a sense of safety and security …

Identity fusion is traditionally conceptualized as innately parochial, with fused actors
motivated to commit acts of violence on out-groups. However, fusion's aggressive outcomes …

Abstract Motivated by the Attachment Security Enhancement Model (Arriaga et al., 2018), the
present research investigated the associations between positive relationship experiences …