Humans are highly social animals, and the ability to cater to the preferences of other individuals is encouraged by society. Preference-inferring is an important aspect of the theory of mind (TOM). Many previous studies have shown that attachment style is closely related to TOM ability. However, little is known about the effects of adult attachment style on preferences inferring under different...

BACKGROUND This study compared a dimensional, trait domain approach to characterizing personality pathology with the traditional polythetic approach with respect to their associations with interpersonal functioning and personality traits from the five factor model. METHODS Psychiatric inpatients (N=1476) were administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II personality disord...

Objective: Several research studies have explored the correlation between postpartum depression and a weak mother-infant bond. However, fewer studies have analyzed how other postpartum mental health conditions, such as childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or important personal characteristics such as adult attachment styles, affect the quality of the mother-infant bond. The...

BACKGROUND Studies over the past two decades have shown that various personality traits of substance-dependent men measure differently than compared to normal individuals. However fewer studies have addressed the role of identity as an influential factor in the onset and continuation of drug dependency. METHODS The objective of this study was to compare the Big Five personality factors and id...

Abstract The aim of this study was to estimate the contribution adult attachment style and alexithymia cutaneous body image in patients with psoriasis while controlling for confounding effects disease severity depressive symptoms. Participants were 107 consecutive (60% women) a diagnosis plaque-type psoriasis. Cutaneous dissatisfaction measured Body Image Scale (CBIS) Psoriasis Area Severity In...

the main purpose of this research was 10 study the relationship between attachment styles (secure. avoidant, ambivalent) and personality dimensions (neuroticism. extraversion, openness, agreeableness. consciousness) . two hundred and thirty three students ( 102 male. 131 female ) from the university of tehran participated in this study . adult attachment inventory (aai) was applied for measurin...

Identity is built in the context of an individual’s professed values, moral principles, and often, religiosity. Adolescence emerging early adulthood are times intensive identity construction changes religious attitudes. Therefore, aim this study was to characterise people across these three developmental periods terms level their religiosity, examine whether particular styles allow for predicti...

forgiveness and empathy are factors which are influential in improving the relationships between people, themselves can be affected by various factors in turn. the purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between the styles of attachment to god and forgiveness and empathy among female students in the city of qom. 250 students were selected from the city of qom by cluster sam...

BACKGROUND The present study aimed at investigating the role of depression and attachment styles in predicting cell phone addiction. METHODS In this descriptive correlational study, a sample including 100 students of Payame Noor University (PNU), Reyneh Center, Iran, in the academic year of 2013-2014 was selected using volunteer sampling. Participants were asked to complete the adult attachme...