However, when the child needs affection or love from the parent, the parent may be distracted or preoccupied with their own needs. Parents who form an anxious attachment between themselves and their ...

It is common for me to hear someone with a preoccupied attachment style painfully recount an experience of interpersonal conflict, being rejected or shunned, or ruminating over what other people think ...

While the events that lead to love, marriage, affairs and divorce can often feel arbitrary, for psychologists there is a definitive science behind why some relationships work and some just don’t. In ...

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 ...

Attachment styles fall along a continuum of different aspects, typified by anxiety and avoidance. There are four main attachment styles measured along those dimensions: secure attachment, ...

What's your attachment style? Why does it matter? Since Dr. Amir Levine wrote the book “Attached,” which popularized the concept, attachment style has entered the mainstream in discussions ...

Following three divorces in the last eight years, HGTV star Christina Haack is opening up about her issues with codependency and anxious attachment style. On Wednesday, April 9, Haack took to ...

One of the things that has been getting a lot of attention lately on social media has been the different attachment styles that people have in their personal relationships. This is based on attachment ...

You may already be familiar with the ways negative childhood experiences can impact us as adults. Even if you can't name the aftereffects, you feel them. Whether it's feeling like a permanent victim ...

The way you approach relationships as an adult isn’t random — it’s deeply rooted in patterns you learned before you could even speak. These patterns, called attachment styles, were formed through your ...