Attachment theory has become a dominant framework for understanding people's thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors with respect to close relationships. People often want to and are …

Many of the enduring questions in attachment theory and research concern the origins of
individual differences in attachment. Specifically, what makes some people more secure …

John Bowlby proposed that although people may be more likely to assimilate new
information into their existing attachment models, people are also capable of …

We propose the Attachment Security Enhancement Model (ASEM) to suggest how romantic
relationships can promote chronic attachment security. One part of the ASEM examines …

The current study examined the predictors of stability and change in adult attachment styles
in a community sample (N= 442) of women who underwent an abortion. Across a two-year …

Research on individual differences in attachment—and their links to emotion, cognition, and
behavior in close relationships—has proliferated over the last several decades. However …

Attachment theory is one of the most productive frameworks for studying the formation and
functioning of personal relationships and the complex interplay between individual-level and …

attachment theory has generated an enormous body of research and conceptual
elaborations. Although attachment theory and research propose that attachment security …

In this chapter we recount the origins and development of attachment theory, explain how it
has been extended into the domain of adult personality and social psychology, and describe …

Although attachment theory has generated a prolific amount of research, this study is one of
few to examine “earned security”—the attachment of individuals who had negative early …