Editing Intimate relationship (section)

=== Attachment insecurity ===
Attachment orientations that develop from early interpersonal relationships can influence how people behave in intimate relationships, and insecure attachment can lead to specific issues in a relationship. Individuals vary in attachment anxiety (the degree to which they worry about abandonment) and avoidance (the degree to which they avoid emotional closeness).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Simpson |first1=Jeffry A |last2=Rholes |first2=W Steven |date=2017-02-01 |title=Adult attachment, stress, and romantic relationships |journal=Current Opinion in Psychology |series=Relationships and stress |volume=13 |pages=19–24 |doi=10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.04.006 |issn=2352-250X |pmc=4845754 |pmid=27135049}}</ref> Research shows that insecure attachment orientations that are high in avoidance or anxiety are associated with experiencing more frequent negative emotions in intimate relationships.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Simpson |first=Jeffry A. |date=1990 |title=Influence of attachment styles on romantic relationships. |url=http://doi.apa.org/getdoi.cfm?doi=10.1037/0022-3514.59.5.971 |journal=Journal of Personality and Social Psychology |language=en |volume=59 |issue=5 |pages=971–980 |doi=10.1037/0022-3514.59.5.971 |issn=1939-1315|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Individuals high in attachment anxiety are particularly prone to [[jealousy]] and experience heightened distress about whether their partner will leave them.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Martínez-León |first1=Nancy Consuelo |last2=Peña |first2=Juan José |last3=Salazar |first3=Hernán |last4=García |first4=Andrea |last5=Sierra |first5=Juan Carlos |date=2017 |title=A systematic review of romantic jealousy in relationships |url=http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-48082017000200203&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en |journal=Terapia psicológica |language=en |volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=203–212 |doi=10.4067/s0718-48082017000200203 |issn=0718-4808|doi-access=free |hdl=20.500.12495/3466 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> Highly anxious individuals also perceive more conflict in their relationships and are disproportionately negatively affected by those conflicts.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Campbell |first1=Lorne |last2=Simpson |first2=Jeffry A. |last3=Boldry |first3=Jennifer |last4=Kashy |first4=Deborah A. |date=2005 |title=Perceptions of Conflict and Support in Romantic Relationships: The Role of Attachment Anxiety. |url=http://doi.apa.org/getdoi.cfm?doi=10.1037/0022-3514.88.3.510 |journal=Journal of Personality and Social Psychology |language=en |volume=88 |issue=3 |pages=510–531 |doi=10.1037/0022-3514.88.3.510 |pmid=15740443 |s2cid=21042397 |issn=1939-1315|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In contrast, avoidantly attached individuals may experience [[fear of intimacy]] or be dismissive of the potential benefits of a close relationship and thus have difficulty building an intimate connection with a partner.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bartholomew |first=Kim |date=1990 |title=Avoidance of Intimacy: An Attachment Perspective |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407590072001 |journal=Journal of Social and Personal Relationships |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=147–178 |doi=10.1177/0265407590072001 |s2cid=146379254 |issn=0265-4075|url-access=subscription }}</ref>