Attachment theory sounds like a complicated concept, but when you're a parent it can sometimes boil down to a crying, clinging child who does not want to be separated from you. Put simply ...

A therapist explains the four attachment styles of attachment theory—secure, ambivalent, avoidant, and disorganized—and how they affect adult relationships.

A therapist explains the four attachment styles of attachment theory—secure, ambivalent, avoidant, and disorganized—and how they affect adult relationships.

Attachment theory, the psychological model used to understand how our relationships are affected by the quality of our childhood bond with primary caregivers, was first developed by John Bowlby ...

Attachment theory —the idea that we develop attachment styles in our early years that then later inform our relationships—was ...

Developed by British psychologist John Bowlby in the mid-20th century, attachment theory, with influential contributions from Mary Ainsworth, has significantly shaped our understanding of the ...