Attachment is an inborn behavioral system that is biologically driven and essential for
survival. During child development, individual differences in (in) secure attachment emerge …

Since its inception more than 50 years ago, attachment theory has become one of the most
influential viewpoints in the behavioral sciences. What have we learned during this period …

Attachment theory has been generating creative and impactful research for almost half a
century. In this article we focus on the documented antecedents and consequences of …

Highlights•Attachment measures need to be improved; dimensional measures may be
superior.•Attachment is influenced by the environment but the determinants remain …

Bowlby (1969/1982) suggested that the formation of an attachment relationship between
infants and their protective caregivers is the outcome of evolution;“inclusive fitness”(Trivers …

Traditional attachment theory posits that attachment in infancy and early childhood is the
result of intergenerational transmission of attachment from parents to offspring. Verhage et …

Adult Attachment: A Concise Introduction to Theory and Research is an easy-to-read and
highly accessible reference on attachment that deals with many of the key concepts and …

This is an open access title available under the terms of a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International]
licence. It is free to read at Oxford Clinical Psychology Online and offered as a free PDF …

In recognition of the broad influence of attachment theory, the articles in this issue cut across
diverse areas of psychology and multiple levels of analysis. focuses on the molecular level …

Attachment theory has long been at the forefront of research efforts to understand the origins
and enduring impact of early parent–child relationships. It has also expanded into a theory …