Background Affects, both positive and negative, can act as mediators between self-esteem
and happiness. The present study is undertaken among 812 university students in order to�…

Numerous studies on adult attachment have emphasized the content and valence of
working models of self and others (eg, Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991). However, limited�…

Attachment serves to facilitate the contact with and proximity to the primary caregiver, in that
way contributing to a safe exploration of the environment. However, due to inconsistencies�…

In this longitudinal study, the authors tested a developmental hypothesis derived from
attachment theory and recent empirical findings. Target participants were 78 individuals who�…

The present paper evaluates relevant findings on long-and short-term affective states in
subjective well-being and argues for a componential model that combines the two into the�…

The association between happiness and social relationships was examined in 9-to 12-year-
old children. Participants included 432 children and their parents. Children's happiness was�…

Experiences with love in one's family of origin (between parent and child and between
parents) and in recent romantic involvements were explored to understand better people's�…

Research has progressed slowly but surely since the summary provided in the previous
edition of Children's Needs. Most children and adolescents are satisfied with their lives�…

We studied direct and indirect associations of attachment, trait hope, and motivations in
narrative identity (agency and communion) with measures of well-being during emerging�…

Two lines of research on adult attachment have emerged; both are based on Bowlby and
Ainsworth's attachment theory, which in turn relies on evolutionary theory. Investigators in�…