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Published in Tony Cassidy, Stress, Cognition and Health, 2023
The roots of human relations lie in the attachment bond between the child and caregiver. Attachment is defined as “the propensity of human beings to make strong affectional bonds to particular others” (Bowlby, 1980, p. 201). The developmental influence of social support was obvious in attachment theory from Bowlby’s initiation of the concept in the 1950s (Bowlby, 1951, 1969, 1980) to the work of Rutter (1972). The evidence seems clear that the development of a social and emotional bond between the child and a caregiver is essential for the child’s social and emotional development and mental health.
Living language and the resonant self
Published in Anthony Korner, Communicative Exchange, Psychotherapy and the Resonant Self, 2020
The exchanges through which people transact experience in the environment are underpinned by two communicative systems. One is the human range of feeling (in expressive and receptive forms), including associated propensities for the formation and valuation of affectional bonds, the capacity to sustain attention and memory and to resonate with other individuals. This communicative musicality allows the infant to become intimately related to carers before the mother tongue is acquired (Malloch & Trevarthen, 2009). Throughout life the affect system remains the primary motivational system (Tomkins, 1995), the primary internal value system and a central aspect of communication. The second communicative system is conventional language. This is language in the sense described by Saussure as a social institution, composed of arbitrary conventional signs, serving as a network for the discrimination of value (Saussure, 1959).
The love story
Published in Dawne J Gurbutt, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, 2018
There has been a lot written about the importance of objects and their place in engendering emotions. Deborah Lupton (1998)23 describes how objects can be used to define a ‘territory of the self’, in which material objects indicate aspects of the self which one wishes to convey to others. One of the powerful examples she uses is the way that, in everyday life, mothers take photographs of their children and objects made by their children to work – thereby making their motherhood visible in a child-free space. Other writers, such as Daniel Miller (1987)24, suggest that individuals often surround themselves with objects that are ‘inspirational,, or indicative of a lifestyle or attributes that they would like to acquire. In similar ways, the objects bought for babies may also contribute to maternal identity or reflect the parental aspirations for their child. There are many references in literature to the importance of ‘love tokens’ or ‘love gifts’ ‘’ items that remind the recipient of the object of their affections. These objects could be described as linking the two parties together, and reminders of an affectional bond. Inese wheeler (1998)25 researched the importance of ‘link objects’ in the grief of those who had lost a child. Link objects were described as objects that parents used to actively remember their child, such as photographs, toys, clothes and other possessions. She reported how parents responded to and used these objects, including stroking, holding and kissing objects.
Work-related stressors and suicidal ideation: The mediating role of burnout
Published in Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 2021
In today’s world, pets play an important role in people’s lives, and most pet owners consider their pets as family members. People, nowadays, build long-lasting and intense affectional bonds with their animals (JuliusBeetz, Kotrschal, Turner, & Uvnäs-Moberg, 2012), which strongly encourages them to seek veterinary care for their animals (Mitchener & Ogilvie, 2002 Jul-Aug). Therefore, and especially in the context of companion animal practice, veterinarians need to pay attention to both the medical needs of the pet, and the relationship between owners and their pets (in other words, taking into account and supporting their emotional needs) (Colombo, Crippa, Calderari, & Prato-Previde, 2017). Thus, being exposed to animal suffering, being unable to treat an animal, having to perform euthanasia or announcing bad news to the owners can all be important stress factors for veterinarians (Platt, Hawton, Simkin, & Mellanby, 2010).
Sexual Satisfaction Among Couples: The Role of Attachment Orientation and Sexual Motives
Published in The Journal of Sex Research, 2018
Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Ricky Finzi-Dottan
Attachment theory is used as a framework for research on sexuality, as it focuses on the processes involved in developing intimate bonds with others (Birnbaum et al., 2006; Butzer & Campbell, 2008; Costa & Brody, 2011; Leclerc et al., 2014; Stefanou & McCabe, 2012). Attachment theory was initially perceived as explaining early interactions with significant others. Over time, the understanding of these early attachment bonds expanded to include affectional bonds formed between adult lovers (Hazan & Shaver, 1987). Currently, the structure of adult attachment is understood in terms of two continuous dimensions, avoidance and anxiety, which represent different methods of regulating distress, discomfort, and insecurity in close relationships (Brennan, Clark, & Shaver, 1998). People low on both measures are said to have a secure attachment style (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007).
“I’ve made that little bit of difference to this child”: Therapeutic parent’s experiences of trials and triumphs in therapeutic children’s homes
Published in Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 2020
Chloe Elizabeth Burbidge, Joseph Keenan, Sarah Parry
Positive terms such as love, trust, respect, fantastic and rewarding illustrated the emotionally restorative experiences of relational connection with the children, which adds to the research by Moses (2000) by highlighting restorative factors for the wellbeing of care workers. The accounts highlight how participants place importance on establishing affectional bonds with the children and experience these relationships as reciprocal in nature. This supports similar findings by Garcia Quiroga and Hamilton-Giachritsis (2017), where caregivers reported feeling loved by the children, which enhanced their work-related satisfaction and wellbeing.