Nov 17, 2025 · Psychologists typically recognize four main attachment styles: secure, ambivalent, avoidant, and disorganized. Each of these attachment styles is marked by patterns that influence …

Jan 23, 2024 · Attachment styles refer to patterns of bonding that people learn as children and carry into their adult relationships. They're typically thought to originate from the type of care one received in …

Nov 22, 2024 · Four types of attachment styles may develop due to early childhood experiences: secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized.

Psychologists have identified four attachment styles: Secure attachment style. Anxious attachment style. Avoidant attachment style. Disorganized attachment style. Insecure attachment styles include …

Sep 25, 2020 · Children are likely to develop secure attachment by having available, sensitive, and responsive caregivers. When that’s not the case, a child may develop an insecure attachment, which …

Attachment styles—secure, avoidant, ambivalent, and disorganized—impact relationship dynamics. Attachment theory informs therapy, parenting, and education but faces cultural and stability-related …

Nov 6, 2025 · Children, and later adults, can express four basic attachment styles, including secure, anxious/ambivalent, avoidant /dismissive, and fearful-avoidant/disordered. These general categories …

Aug 19, 2025 · Attachment styles originated from an attachment theory by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth in the 1950s and 60s. The four attachment styles describe how individuals interact with …

Aug 29, 2025 · Today, the attachment styles are secure, anxious, avoidant and disorganized, with attachment theory supporting the idea that these four types can show up in a person’s relationships …

Dec 12, 2025 · Secure attachment typically results from consistent, responsive caregiving, while the other styles develop from various forms of inconsistent or inadequate caregiving experiences. …