The fascinating science of attachment theory, which explains how our early bonds with our parents or caregivers shape our emotional development throughout life, has all kinds of impacts on our lives.

What Are Attachment Styles? Attachment styles are the invisible blueprints we carry into every relationship. They're not ...

People with anxious attachments styles tend to cheat for a number of reasons. The first is their constant need for ...

However, unlike humans, where 23.5% of children show disorganized attachment, and captive orphaned chimpanzees, where 61% show this type of attachment, wild chimpanzees showed no signs of ...

However, unlike humans and some captive chimpanzees, wild chimpanzees did not exhibit disorganized attachment characterized by high rates of aggression. This raises new questions about how this ...

Back in the ’50s, psychologists John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth developed a theory that all people have one of four general attachment styles: secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized.

This heightened neural response helps explain the intense fear of abandonment and need for constant reassurance characteristic of this attachment style. Disorganized attachment, often resulting ...

Reviewed by Emily Edlynn, PhD Developing a healthy bond with your kids is the goal of any parent. Not only does it impact their relationship with you (their primary caregiver), it also will impact ...