As Valentine's Day approaches, restaurant bookings fill up and couples exchange cards, flowers, and carefully chosen gifts. For some, it's a day of closeness and connection. For others, it can bring ...

Emotional attachment is the sense of emotional connection people feel toward others. Experiences during early childhood can shape a person’s emotional attachment type, making it secure or avoidant.

Attachment theory, initially developed by John Bowlby in the 1950s, posits that bonds formed between children and their primary caregivers have profound effects on their emotional development and ...

Many people think they understand their attachment style based on personality tests or general descriptions, but experts say common beliefs about attachment patterns can be misleading. New insights ...

The way we connect with others as adults is often shaped by our earliest experiences with caregivers. From birth, a child seeks comfort, security and love, forming attachments that become the ...

Attachment theory reveals how early caregiver relationships shape adult responses to workplace feedback. Secure individuals see feedback as constructive, while anxious individuals become hypervigilant ...

Mårten Hammarlund receives funding from The Swedish Research Council. Pehr Granqvist receives funding from The Swedish Research Council. Tommie Forslund receives funding from the Swedish Research ...

Fearful avoidant attachment sits in a painful middle ground. You crave closeness, intimacy, and emotional safety, but the moment it feels real, your body panics. Your mind scans for danger, and your ...