In humans, nearly a quarter of children grow up with a disorganized attachment style — the most extreme form of insecure ...

A similar disorganized attachment can occur in captive chimpanzees, particularly orphans who are raised by humans. A lack of ...

Have you ever wondered how your childhood relationship with your parents shaped the person you are today? Scientists have ...

Observing mother-offspring relationships in wild chimps offers new insights into the evolutionary roots of attachment and ...

Known formally as attachment theory, people usually have one of four different attachment styles. Disorganized attachment (also known as fearful-avoidant attachment) is one of those four ...

Field observers followed mother-infant pairs in Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire, for four years. They noted the parenting ...

According to attachment theory, there are four specific attachment styles: Anxious, avoidant, disorganized and secure. Below, Farina and Epstein share typical characteristics of each style for ...

Do you identify as anxious, avoidant, disorganized or secure? For those who aren’t up on pop psychology vernacular, these terms refer to the four attachment styles. Attachment styles describe ...

A team of researchers has identified distinct mother-offspring attachment types in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus). Drawing parallels with human psychology, the study provides compelling ...