Rebounding may be good for the brokenhearted

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Flying in the face of conventional wisdom, new research shows that a rebound relationship—or even just the promise of one—might be helpful in alleviating the attachment to a former relationship....

Spielmann, S., MacDonald, G., & Wilson, A. (2009) On the Rebound: Focusing on Someone New Helps Anxiously Attached Individuals Let Go of Ex-Partners. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35(10), 1382-1394. DOI: 10.1177/0146167209341580  On the Rebound: Focusing on Someone New Helps Anxiously Attached Individuals Let Go of Ex-Partners


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