APS

2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026

From Arousal to Attachment: An EMA Study of Selective Bonding In Adults

Barcelona, Spain · May 2026

Posters · Connection & Belonging: Relationships in Social Life

  • Harry Freeman
    The University of South Dakota
  • Juan-Pablo Robledo Del Canto
    University of Lorraine

Abstract

How do we come to love one person above all others? This EMA study follows adults “in-love” to reveal how attachment selection unfolds in real time. Findings will clarify if selective bonding emerges as a self-reinforcing process in which the bond itself both generates and resolves arousal.

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