Adult Attachment Styles Reflect Differences in the Patterns of Attachment Behavior

Sex differences in attachment styles.

Sex differences in attachment styles have been found in adulthood, emerge as early as middle childhood, and can be sizable when described at the appropriate level of analysis. However, they have received relatively little attention in mainstream attachment research. Here I review the evidence of sex differences in attachment, including what is currently known about developmental patterns and cr...

Adult Attachment Styles in the Workplace

Prior research has demonstrated that attachment styles are important antecedents of interpersonal relationship quality and psychological well-being. Despite this, the theory of attachment styles has been largely ignored by researchers interested in workplace phenomena. The present paper aims to explain the theory of attachment styles, why researchers have overlooked attachment styles as an ante...

The Prediction of Adult Attachment Styles through Childhood Abuse Experiences

One of the most critical environmental factors in the formation of attachment is childhood experiences, especially childhood abuse experiences. This study aimed to investigate the role of childhood abuse experiences on attachment dimensions among adulthood. This study was a descriptive-analytical from correlation type. The statistical population included all university students in the Islamic A...

Attachment in Infancy Individual Differences in Attachment Patterns From Brain to Behavior: Temperament, Experience, and Their Interaction in the Development of Attachment Styles

Autistic traits and adult attachment styles

This study examined the relationship between autistic traits and adult attachment styles in a non-clinical sample of 326 university students. Multiple regression analysis was used to predict both attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety from levels of self-reported autistic traits. A significant unique relationship between autistic traits and attachment avoidance was found after controlling ...