Your browser does not fully support modern features. Please upgrade for a smoother experience.
Submitted Successfully!
Thank you for your contribution! You can also upload a video entry or images related to this topic. For video creation, please contact our Academic Video Service.
Version Summary Created by Modification Content Size Created at Operation
1 handwiki Sirius Huang -- 930 2022-10-19 01:38:59

Video Upload Options

We provide professional Academic Video Service to translate complex research into visually appealing presentations. Would you like to try it?
No, upload directly Yes
Cite
If you have any further questions, please contact Encyclopedia Editorial Office.
HandWiki. Love Bombing. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/30452 (accessed on 03 October 2026).
HandWiki. Love Bombing. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/30452. Accessed October 03, 2026.
HandWiki. "Love Bombing" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/30452 (accessed October 03, 2026).
HandWiki. (2022, October 20). Love Bombing. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/30452
HandWiki. "Love Bombing." Encyclopedia. Web. 20 October, 2022.
Love Bombing
Edit
The content is sourced from: https://handwiki.org/wiki/Philosophy:Love_bombing

Love bombing is an attempt to influence a person by demonstrations of attention and affection. It can be used in different ways and for either positive or negative purposes. Psychologists have identified love bombing as a possible part of a cycle of abuse and have warned against it. Critics of cults use the phrase with the implication that the "love" is feigned and that the practice is psychological manipulation in order to create a feeling of unity within the group against a society perceived as hostile. In 2011 clinical psychologist Oliver James advocated love bombing in his book Love Bombing: Reset Your Child's Emotional Thermostat, as a means for parents to rectify emotional problems in their children.

children emotional problems affection

References

  1. "1999 Testimony of Ronald N. Loomis to the Maryland Cult Task Force". http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/cultsect/mdtaskforce/loomis_testimony.htm. 
  2. "Eyewitness: Why people join cults". BBC News. March 24, 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/688317.stm. 
  3. Davis, Deborah; Davis, Bill (1984). The Children of God - The Inside Story By The Daughter Of The Founder, Moses David Berg. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0310278405. http://www.exfamily.org/art/exmem/debdavis/debdavis07.shtml. 
  4. Richardson, James T. (2004). Regulating Religion: Case Studies from Around the Globe. New York City: Springer. p. 479. ISBN 0-306-47887-0. https://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0306478870&id=BhscdzDrCfQC&pg=RA1-PA479&lpg=RA1-PA479&ots=6UklwjTgL4&sig=3rVP7IlUYiV5ka-m8neGZmRmdfA. 
  5. Singer, Margaret (2003) [1996]. Cults in Our Midst. New York City: Wiley. ISBN 0-7879-6741-6. 
  6. Quoted in Hijacking the Brain Circuits With a Nickel Slot Machine By SANDRA BLAKESLEE, New York Times February 19, 2002. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/19/science/hijacking-the-brain-circuits-with-a-nickel-slot-machine.html
  7. From Sex, Drugs, and Cults. An evolutionary psychology perspective on why and how cult memes get a drug-like hold on people, and what might be done to mitigate the effects, The Human Nature Review 2002 Volume 2: 343–355 https://archive.today/20120709131213/http://human-nature.com/nibbs/02/cults.html
  8. Dorais, Michel; Corriveau, Patrice (2009). Gangs and Girls: Understanding Juvenile Prostitution. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: McGill-Queen's Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0773534414. 
  9. L'Amie, Lauren (March 29, 2019). "Are You Being Love Bombed?" (in en-US). Cosmopolitan. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a26988344/love-bombing-signs-definition/. Retrieved March 29, 2021. 
  10. Archer, Dale (March 6, 2017). "The manipulative partner's most devious tactic". Psychology Today (New York City: Sussex Publishers). https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201703/the-manipulative-partners-most-devious-tactic. 
  11. Dodgson, Lindsay (February 26, 2018). "Manipulative people hook their victims with a tactic called 'love bombing' — here are the signs you've been a target". Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-love-bombing-2017-7. Retrieved March 29, 2021. 
  12. "Love bombing kids to get happy results". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia: Telegraph Media Group). February 22, 2011. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/love-bombing-kids-to-get-happy-results/story-fn6b3v4f-1226009612216. 
  13. "'Love bombing' reminds parents how much fun it is to be with kids". The Australian. March 2, 2013. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/over-to-you-kid/story-e6frg8h6-1226585874865#. 
More
©Text is available under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons-Attribution ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Upload a video for this entry
Information
Subjects: Sociology
Contributor MDPI registered users' name will be linked to their SciProfiles pages. To register with us, please refer to https://encyclopedia.pub/register :
HandWiki
View Times: 5.3K
Entry Collection: HandWiki
Revision: 1 time (View History)
Update Date: 20 Oct 2022
Table of Contents
    Notice
    You are not a member of the advisory board for this topic. If you want to update advisory board member profile, please contact office@encyclopedia.pub.
    OK
    Confirm
    Only members of the Encyclopedia advisory board for this topic are allowed to note entries. Would you like to become an advisory board member of the Encyclopedia?
    Yes
    No
    ${ textCharacter }/${ maxCharacter }
    Submit
    Cancel
    There is no comment~
    ${ textCharacter }/${ maxCharacter }
    Submit
    Cancel
    ${ selectedItem.replyTextCharacter }/${ selectedItem.replyMaxCharacter }
    Submit
    Cancel
    Confirm
    Are you sure to Delete?
    Yes No
    Academic Video Service
    Feedback