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This review looked at 13 studies of attachment in people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) or BPD traits. Every study found a strong link between BPD and insecure attachment. The insecure types most often seen were labeled unresolved, preoccupied, and fearful. The authors note that differences in how attachment was…
This paper says that millions of people now use AI chatbots for emotional support. The authors note reports of harms — including suicide, violence, and delusional thinking — linked to people forming emotional relationships with chatbots. They argue that chatbot traits like strong agreeableness and fast adaptation can interact with…
This study used network analysis to examine many parts of social life—friend and spouse ties, contact frequency, social engagement, support and strain, and relationship quality—in 502 South Korean adults aged 40–69 (mean 54.4; 49.4% male). Loneliness was most strongly connected to friend network size and the quality of friendships and…
