Adult Attachment and Sexuality

Shaver, Phillip R.; Mikulincer, Mario

doi:10.1002/9781444354119.ch11

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“…This outcome was confirmed also in the model considering the effects of contaminations symptoms. Indeed, this result was also in line with literature data reported in community samples indicating that individuals with a secure attachment have healthy sexual relationships ( 22 , 26 – 29 ). Finally, patients with higher need for approval had lower SI due to performance consequences, in disagreement with the hypothesis.…”

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“…The results showed an association between higher confidence in self and others and higher discomfort with intimacy and higher SE. On the one hand, the association between higher confidence and higher SE is in line with our hypothesis and with literature data in community samples showing that secure individuals engage in healthy sexual relationships ( 22 , 26 – 29 ). A higher level of SE might help the patient to focus her/his attention on the present moment, and it might be a motivational process driving OCD patients to seek intimacy as a way to satisfy their needs of attachment or reduce negative emotions ( 71 ).…”

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“…On the basis of this model, Bartholomew and Horowitz ( 25 ) identified four typical adult attachment styles: secure, preoccupied, fearful-avoidant, and dismissive-avoidant. In sexual relationships, adults manifest the previously developed attachment needs, directing them toward romantic partners and resulting in a specific sexual behavior ( 26 ).…”

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“…Generally, secure individuals engage in healthy sexual relationships ( 22 , 26 – 29 ). In individuals with attachment anxiety, constant fear of separation can lead to SI ( 30 , 31 ).…”

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A Pilot Study of Gender Differences in Sexual Arousal of Patients With OCD: The Moderator Roles of Attachment and Contamination Symptoms

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Sexual arousal is often impaired in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). However, little is known about the factors related to this impairment: no study focused on the role of gender-based effects of attachment styles and contamination symptoms. The Dual Control Model assumes three processes driving sexual arousal: sexual excitation (SE), sexual inhibition (SI) due to threat of performance failure, and SI due to threat of performance consequences (e.g., getting contaminated with sexually transmitted diseases). In a group of OCD patients, we hypothesized that (a) women report lower SE and higher SI than men; (b) patients with insecure (both anxious and avoidant) attachment styles show lower SE and higher SI; (c) attachment styles moderate the relation between gender and sexual arousal (respectively, for women, higher attachment anxiety, and for men higher attachment avoidance were related to impaired sexual arousal (higher SE and SI) controlling for OCD severity); and (d) contamination symptoms moderate the relation between gender and sexual impairment (women with contamination symptoms show impaired sexual arousal). Seventy-two OCD patients (37.50% women) completed the Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory-Revised, Attachment Styles Questionnaire and Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales. In contrast with our hypotheses, women reported higher SE and lower SI due to threat of performance consequences than men. Patients with higher attachment avoidance (discomfort with intimacy) but also confidence in self and others had higher SE. Women with attachment avoidance (i.e., discomfort with intimacy) had lower SE, while women with attachment anxiety (i.e., preoccupations with relationships) had higher SI due to negative performance consequences. Women with contamination symptoms had higher SI due to performance failure but lower SI due to performance consequences. The present preliminary findings suggest that sexual arousal impairment should be evaluated during the assessment of OCD patients, and gender-based effects of attachment styles and contamination symptoms should be considered during personalized treatment planning.

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confidence: 91%

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confidence: 99%

“…Generally, secure individuals engage in healthy sexual relationships ( 22 , 26 – 29 ). In individuals with attachment anxiety, constant fear of separation can lead to SI ( 30 , 31 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Pilot Study of Gender Differences in Sexual Arousal of Patients With OCD: The Moderator Roles of Attachment and Contamination Symptoms

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“…Największym lękiem w tym scenariuszu jest możliwość zaangażowania emocjonalnego; w tym stanie umysłu ów warunek konieczny do relacyjnego seksu może trzymać pod kontrolą warunki, na jakich dochodzi do zaangażowania się, a wśród nich także wszelkie możliwe do urzeczywistnienia fantazje seksualne. Związek między niskim zaangażowaniem w seks a unikowym stylem przywiązania został potwierdzony w badaniach (patrz na przykład Hazan i Zeifman, 1994, [13]), podobnie jak silny związek między unikającym stylem przywiązania a seksem pozazwiązkowym [14,15].…”

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Fantazja seksualna, nieświadoma fantazja i dynamika przywiązania

Clulow

2020

Seksuologia Polska

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Autor niniejszej pracy analizuje fantazję seksualną wyrażającą się jako nieświadoma fantazja w relacji pary. Opierając się na wzorach przywiązania i biorąc pod uwagę stany umysłu "na niby" i "psychicznej równoważności", rozważa możliwości partnerów do łączenia się w odgrywaniu wspólnej nieświadomej fantazji w spotkaniach seksualnych. W tym kontekście poczyniono spostrzeżenia na temat różnych form narcystycznej relacji z obiektem, a także wysnuto wnioski przydatne dopracy terapeutycznej z parami. Słowa kluczowe: relacje przywiązania w parach, terapia par, narcystyczna relacja z obiektem, fantazja seksualna, wspólna nieświadoma fantazja

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Attachment Style and Less Severe Forms of Sexual Coercion: A Systematic Review

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Few studies have examined how attachment insecurity (i.e., attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance) is associated with the more subtle and less severe forms of sexual coercion, such as verbal threats and partner manipulation. This is despite the fact that past research has indicated some of the relationship behaviors exhibited by insecurely attached individuals represent behaviors indicative of either the perpetration or victimization of less severe forms of sexual coercion. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review on the association between attachment style and less severe forms of sexual coercion. Our search, which included published journal papers, book chapters, and theses published between January 1970 and October 2014, yielded 1091 records. Examination of these records against exclusion criteria yielded 11 studies that focused on the associations between attachment orientation and perpetration of sexual coercion (n = 3), sexual coercion victimization (n = 3), or both perpetration and victimization (n = 5). Findings revealed that attachment anxiety appeared to be more consistently associated with being the victim of sexual coercion than attachment avoidance. In terms of perpetration, attachment avoidance was more consistently associated with sexual coercion. These findings were observed when examining the association between attachment dimensions and motives for sexual coercion. The findings also revealed gender to be a moderator for victimization. This review provides insights into how attachment style may influence the perpetration and victimization of sexual coercion.

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Adult Attachment and Sexuality

Cited by 8 publications

References 35 publications

A Pilot Study of Gender Differences in Sexual Arousal of Patients With OCD: The Moderator Roles of Attachment and Contamination Symptoms

A Pilot Study of Gender Differences in Sexual Arousal of Patients With OCD: The Moderator Roles of Attachment and Contamination Symptoms

Fantazja seksualna, nieświadoma fantazja i dynamika przywiązania

Attachment Style and Less Severe Forms of Sexual Coercion: A Systematic Review

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