"Object Attachment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Emotional attachment to someone or something in the environment.
| Descriptor ID |
D009769
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.739.794.624
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| Concept/Terms |
Object Attachment- Object Attachment
- Attachment, Object
- Attachments, Object
- Object Attachments
- Bonding, Psychological
- Psychological Bonding
- Bonding (Psychology)
- Bondings (Psychology)
- Object Relationship
- Object Relationships
- Relationship, Object
- Relationships, Object
Symbiotic Relations (Psychology)- Symbiotic Relations (Psychology)
- Relation, Symbiotic (Psychology)
- Relations, Symbiotic (Psychology)
- Symbiotic Relation (Psychology)
Emotional Bonds- Emotional Bonds
- Bond, Emotional
- Emotional Bond
- Bonds, Emotional
Object Relations- Object Relations
- Object Relation
- Relation, Object
- Relations, Object
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Object Attachment" by people in Profiles.
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What can we learn from the attachment narratives of Latinx immigrant youth? Descriptive data with implications for future research. Attach Hum Dev. 2026 Feb; 28(1):20-42.
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An exploratory structural equation modeling representation of the Level of Personality Functioning Scale-Brief Form 2.0 in Iranian samples: Association with attachment, mentalizing, and personality pathology. Personal Disord. 2026 Jan; 17(1):42-52.
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A Neural Network Approach to Comparing AMPD and Object Relations Theory for Personality Disorder Assessment. J Pers Assess. 2026 Jan-Feb; 108(1):44-55.
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Psychometric Properties of Object Relations Scales for the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank in an Inpatient Sample. J Pers Assess. 2026 Jan-Feb; 108(1):56-64.
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Attachment Differences Across Close Relationships Among Inpatients With Avoidant or Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Pathology. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2025 May-Jun; 32(3):e70108.
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Na?ve Observers' Perceptions of Hospitalized and Community Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms. Behav Ther. 2025 Jul; 56(4):768-784.
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Maternal Borderline Personality Disorder Severity and Parenting Behaviors During Conflict Discussions With Adolescent Offspring. J Pers Disord. 2024 Jun; 38(3):284-300.
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Nature and Assessment of Personality Pathology and Diagnosis. Am J Psychother. 2023 Mar 01; 76(1):3-8.
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Discrepancies in Mother-Adolescent Reports of Parenting Practices in a Psychiatric Sample: Associations with Age, Psychopathology, and Attachment. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2020 03; 48(3):343-360.
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Narrative Coherence in Adolescence: Relations With Attachment, Mentalization, and Psychopathology. J Pers Assess. 2020 May-Jun; 102(3):380-389.