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

Attachment styles are treated like astrological signs or love languages but maybe everything can’t actually be confined to ...

Ever wonder why some relationships feel effortlessly secure, while others are a roller coaster of anxiety or distance? The answer might lie in something called attachment theory, a fascinating ...

In the 1960s, psychiatrist John Bowlby formulated attachment theory after studying how infants reacted when separated from their primary caregivers (usually their mothers).

In 1968, British psychologist John Bowlby wrote the book Attachment And Loss, based on his theory of “attachment,” which relates to a child’s relationship with their primary caregiver (s).

This is the basic premise behind attachment theory, which was first formulated by British psychologist John Bowlby in 1958, who was interested in how an infant’s relationship with their mother ...

Attachment theory was once the provenance of Psychology 101 lectures and perhaps also the psychotherapist’s couch. But today, the framework’s tidy behavioral-identity labels make it a natural ...