Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Brain-to-brain synchrony during shared reminiscing predicts connection and memory in romantic couples

This study shows that brain synchrony during shared reminiscing in romantic couples predicts stronger connection and better memory of the conversation.

Relationship as resource or burden? Associations of attachment style, relationship quality and dyadic coping with acute psychosocial stress in the presence of the romantic partner

This study examines how attachment styles and relationship dynamics affect stress responses in romantic partners during a psychosocial stressor.

Past and present caregiving experiencesimpact prefrontal connectivity and recall for attachment-schema narratives

The paper examines how past and current caregiving experiences affect prefrontal connectivity and recall of attachment-schema narratives in children.

Neural responses to instructed positive couple interaction: An fMRI study on compliment sharing

This study uses fMRI to examine neural responses during compliment sharing in romantic couples, finding activation in reward and empathy-related brain regions, particularly the ventral striatum.

The School Attachment Monitor - a novel computational tool for assessment of attachment in middle childhood.

The paper develops and validates the School Attachment Monitor (SAM), a tool for assessing attachment in children aged 5-9, showing good reliability compared to a gold-standard measure.