Does attachment in adolescence predict neural responses to handholding in adulthood? A functional magnetic resonance imaging study.
Jingrun LinJessica A SternJoseph P AllenJames A CoanPublished in: Journal of social and personal relationships (2024)
These findings suggest that adolescent attachment predicts adult social relationship behaviors on a neural level, in regions largely consistent with previous literature. Broadly, this study has implications for understanding long-term links between attachment and adult relationship behaviors and has potential for informing intervention.