In the follow up, Dugan and her team evaluated the attachment styles and relationship quality of the now-adult participants, ...

A large new study reveals how early relationships with parents and friends influence how we relate to those closest to us in adulthood ...

An attachment wound is our bodies remembering what experiences felt safe or not,” explains Jessica Baum, a licensed therapist ...

Attachment theory is almost everywhere. In magazines and books, in the news, on social media and in our conversations with each other. Originally rooted in developmental psychology, the theory ...

Attachment theory is almost everywhere. In magazines and books, in the news, on social media and in our conversations with each other. Originally rooted in developmental psychology, the theory ...

Understanding how they form and still affect you to this day is key to breaking negative relationship patterns.

In 2010, Amir Levine and Rachel Heller released the book Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it Can Help You Find – and Keep – Love. Despite the book’s many strengths, it has also ...

Attachment theory is a tremendous field of research that is fascinating to read about. For our purposes, I will sum it up very quickly: The way our parent/primary caregiver interacts with us when we ...

The book "Attached," which explains attachment theory in layman's terms, has regained popularity on social media. The book's co-author says he would offer more support to people with avoidant ...

What do infants need in their early relationships? Many believe this question has a definitive answer: “What an infant needs is a secure attachment.” In some contexts, this has hardened into static ...