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Overview

Omri Gillath is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Psychology, with significant contributions in Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Applied Psychology.

Their work frequently focuses on topics related to Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology, Cognitive Abilities and Testing, and Family Dynamics and Relationships.

Several recent papers highlight key areas of their research. These include:

  • Attachment and trust in artificial intelligence, 2020, published in Computers in Human Behavior
  • Attachment Security Priming: A Meta-Analysis, 2022, published in Personality and Social Psychology Review

Omri Gillath has collaborated frequently with co-authors such as R. Chris Fraley, Pascal R. Deboeck, Ting Ai, Gery C. Karantzas, and Keely A. Dugan. These partnerships have contributed to expanding knowledge in areas related to attachment theory, personality development, and social behavior.

Their work appears regularly in publication venues including the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, PsycTESTS Dataset, Journal of Personality, and Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Some additional notable papers involving close collaborators include:

  • Do life events lead to enduring changes in adult attachment styles? A naturalistic longitudinal investigation., 2020, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • Life events sometimes alter the trajectory of personality development: Effect sizes for 25 life events estimated using a large, frequently assessed sample, 2023, Journal of Personality
  • Changes in global and relationship-specific attachment working models, 2022, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Best Publications

  • Attachment, caregiving, and altruism: boosting attachment security increases compassion and helping.

    Mario Mikulincer;Phillip R. Shaver;Omri Gillath;Rachel A. Nitzberg

  • Activation of the attachment system in adulthood: Threat-related primes increase the accessibility of mental representations of attachment figures.

    Mario Mikulincer;Omri Gillath;Phillip R. Shaver

  • Attachment theory and reactions to others' needs:' evidence that activation of the sense of attachment security promotes empathic responses.

    Mario Mikulincer;Omri Gillath;Vered Halevy;Neta Avihou

  • The multidimensional driving style inventory—scale construct and validation

    Orit Taubman-Ben-Ari;Mario Mikulincer;Omri Gillath

  • When sex is more than just sex: attachment orientations, sexual experience, and relationship quality.

    Gurit E. Birnbaum;Harry T. Reis;Mario Mikulincer;Omri Gillath

  • Contemplative/emotion training reduces negative emotional behavior and promotes prosocial responses.

    Margaret E Kemeny;Carol Foltz;James F Cavanagh;Margaret Cullen

  • Attachment-style differences in the ability to suppress negative thoughts: exploring the neural correlates.

    Omri Gillath;Silvia A. Bunge;Phillip R. Shaver;Carter Wendelken

  • The affective component of the secure base schema: affective priming with representations of attachment security.

    Mario Mikulincer;Gilad Hirschberger;Orit Nachmias;Omri Gillath

  • Attachment and trust in artificial intelligence

    Omri Gillath;Ting Ai;Michael S. Branicky;Shawn Keshmiri

  • Attachment, authenticity, and honesty: dispositional and experimentally induced security can reduce self- and other-deception.

    Omri Gillath;Amanda K. Sesko;Phillip R. Shaver;David S. Chun

  • Attachment, caregiving, and volunteering: Placing volunteerism in an attachment‐theoretical framework

    Omri Gillath;a Phillip R. Shaver;a Mario Mikulincer;b Rachel E. Nitzberg

  • Development and validation of a state adult attachment measure (SAAM)

    Omri Gillath;Joshua Hart;Erik E. Noftle;Gary D. Stockdale

  • An attachment-theoretical approach to compassion and altruism

    Omri Gillath;Phillip R. Shaver;Mario Mikulincer

  • Attachment Theory and Concern for Others'Welfare: Evidence That Activation of the Sense of Secure Base Promotes Endorsement of Self-Transcendence Values

    Mario Mikulincer;Omri Gillath;Yael Sapir-Lavid;Erez Yaakobi

  • Genetic Correlates of Adult Attachment Style

    Omri Gillath;Phillip R. Shaver;Jong-Min Baek;David S. Chun

  • Adult Attachment: A Concise Introduction to Theory and Research

    Omri Gillath;Gery C. Karantzas;R. Chris Fraley

  • Avoiding Interference: Adult Attachment and Emotional Processing Biases

    Robin S. Edelstein;Omri Gillath

  • Moving Toward a Secure Attachment Style: Can Repeated Security Priming Help?

    Omri Gillath;Emre Selcuk;Phillip R. Shaver

  • Automatic Activation of Attachment-Related Goals:

    Omri Gillath;Mario Mikulincer;Grainne M. Fitzsimons;Phillip R. Shaver

  • What Can Virtual Reality Teach Us About Prosocial Tendencies in Real and Virtual Environments

    Omri Gillath;Cade McCall;Phillip R. Shaver;Jim Blascovich

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip R. Shaver
Phillip R. Shaver University of California, Davis
Mario Mikulincer
Mario Mikulincer Reichman University
Gurit E. Birnbaum
Gurit E. Birnbaum Reichman University
R. Chris Fraley
R. Chris Fraley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Christian S. Crandall
Christian S. Crandall University of Kansas
Fons J. R. van de Vijver
Fons J. R. van de Vijver Tilburg University
Jamie L. Goldenberg
Jamie L. Goldenberg University of South Florida
Mark J. Landau
Mark J. Landau University of Kansas
Ronald Fischer
Ronald Fischer Victoria University of Wellington
Patricia Cohen
Patricia Cohen Columbia University

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