Sexual vulnerability is a key factor in shaping an individual's long-term moral development in relationships that involve ongoing negotiations of trust and emotional openness. Sexual vulnerability...
Personal risk is an individual's concern for possible negative consequences that may arise due to their actions. This fear can be affected by various factors such as social norms, cultural values,...
How Anticipated Trauma Shapes Relational Behavior
The impact of traumatic events can be felt far beyond their immediate physical or psychological consequences. Even before an individual...
Danger is an important factor that influences human behavior. When people are exposed to potential dangers, they often experience physiological changes such as increased heart rate and breathing,...
Engagement and investment are essential to maintaining healthy relationships with others. This includes romantic partners, but also friends and family members. To understand why people stay engaged...
Mutual acknowledgment of vulnerability can help to build trust in high-stakes relationships. Vulnerability is the willingness to open up and reveal one's true self to another person, without fear of...
Anticipation of Separation
In human psychology, anticipation refers to the process of imagining a future event or outcome. It involves thinking about what might happen and preparing for it...
Sustained relational investment is a deep and intense commitment to a romantic relationship that extends beyond infatuation and sexual attraction. This type of investment can be extremely difficult...
The question of how to appropriately invest emotionally in relationships is an important one, especially when they are forged under uncertain circumstances. It requires careful consideration of both...
There are three primary ways that sexual satisfaction can impact relational cooperation, adaptive coping, and moral fortitude:
1. Sexual gratification is often seen as an indicator of overall...