The 'softly-softly' technique gets a lot of flak, but Punch's heart-melting antics back up the science that says hugs are ...

A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by ...

Hannah Treagus, psychology student at the University of St Andrews, reflects on the benefits of mentorship as a psychology graduate.

In short, the Epstein files did not confirm the "pizzagate" conspiracy theory. No credible evidence shows that anyone named ...

What's your attachment style? Why does it matter? Since Dr. Amir Levine wrote the book “Attached,” which popularized the concept, attachment style has entered the mainstream in discussions about ...

It’s February, and for many, that’s a time for contemplating love, intimacy, and relationships. Inevitably, attachment theory may come up. While it’s a useful framework for understanding how humans ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. We all want a love that’s easy, or at least one that doesn’t ...

Human-AI interactions are well understood in terms of trust and companionship. However, the role of attachment and experiences in such relationships is not entirely clear. In a new breakthrough, ...

Whether we like our job or not, our approach to our work is heavily influenced by who we are as people, even if we try to hide our true selves at the office. But what if the key is actually not hiding ...

Four books — recommended by psychologists and therapists — can help you strengthen your connections. By Hope Reese When Alexandra Solomon, a psychologist at Northwestern University, taught a class ...

Dr. Shannon Curry, clinical psychologist and director of the Curry Psychology Group in Orange County, California, expanded on the basis for Bowlby’s attachment theory. “Bowlby recognized a pattern of ...

There was a time, in my mid-20s, when I became completely obsessed with why I was the way I was. I’d just been through a major break-up, and what followed was a period of intense and intentional ...