The experiences we go through during childhood have a profound and lasting impact on how we connect emotionally as adults.

The styles come from attachment theory, which arose in the late 1960s out of work conducted by psychologists John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. Bowlby hypothesized that if young children did not form ...

Here’s how people with a tendency toward any of the 3 insecure attachment styles can become more securely attached in healthy romantic relationships as adults. 1. Avoidant attachment style ...

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

If you’ve heard of attachment styles before, you may have seen them discussed within the context of romantic relationships. The reality is that attachment styles can affect how we show up in ...

The primary attachment categories. Four main attachment styles emerge from childhood experiences and often manifest in adult relationships. Understanding these patterns can illuminate recurring ...

"In order to ban autocracy, exploitation, and inequality in the world, we must first realize that the first inequality in life is that of child and adult." —Erik Erikson For humans, a highly ...

ATTACHMENT styles, initially explored in the context of parent-child relationships, play a significant role in shaping how individuals form and maintain connections throughout their lives.

These insecure attachment styles are often rooted in trauma caused by the things you didn’t get from your parents as a child, says Clark. Doing the Internal Work ...