The Effects of Attachment Style on Adult Romantic Relationships Abstract Individual attachment style and its effects on adult romantic relationships were examined. The hypothesis of this literature review was that insecure attachment style would negatively affect the overall dynamic of adult romantic relationships while secure attachment would promote positive and healthy romantic relationships. Empirical studies looking at attachment style and relationship issues such as one’s views of self
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Individual attachments styles can affect the type of love relationships later on in life because one learns behavioral traits as a young child. Robert Sternberg introduced us to his Love Triangle theory in 1988. He explained that the way a person was brought up as a child can affect the way they express themselves as adults. The question remains as to why does this affect one as an adult. If one is taught from right and wrong then why does one express themselves negatively towards others? According
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Attachment style is described as the way individuals manage emotional bonds with other people (Santrock‚ 2008). The initial process of bonding with parents or caregivers seems to have far-reaching implications for relational issues throughout life (Brandell‚ 2010; Fraley‚ 2010; Reyome‚ 2010; Riggs‚ 2010). This paper describes my personal attachment style‚ evaluates how genetic and environmental factors influenced its development‚ and how my attachment style affects my cognitive and social development
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Romantic Attachment Styles: 1 Romantic Attachment Styles: Secure‚ Avoidant‚ Anxious‚ Ambivalent Brittany Hail Argosy University Romantic Attachment Styles: 2 Humans have a general need to belong and a fundamental desire to form strong and stable relationships. As we develop‚ it is necessary
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Adult Attachment Style Relationships are complicated enough without having to worry about what your attachment style is. However‚ the type of attachment style a person is greatly influences what kind of relationship they will have later on in life. When children are young‚ they develop a unique attachment with the parent(s) or primary caregiver. This attachment is the basic building blocks that help determine what type of attachment style will dominate the different dimensions of relationships throughout
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Attachment styles can be explained by many different factors in a person’s life. The first-place humans learn attachment styles are relationships as children. Attachment styles can change throughout a person’s life depending on their environment. The four styles talked about in communications are secure‚ fearful‚ dismissive‚ and anxious/ambivalent. A secure style is when a person had a positive outlook on themselves and others. These people tend to have more trust in others. The second style
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Secure attachment style is based on security‚ the comfort of knowing one is in a safe place‚ or safe haven. When in a secure relationship‚ one does not feel the need to worry when the other person is around. This is best illustrated through the relationship between a mother and her child. If their attachment style is the secure attachment style‚ the child will feel safe when his or her mother is around and will be more apt to explore his or her surroundings while she is around. If something happens
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Attachment is a long lasting emotional connection between a child and its caregiver (Berger‚ 2014)‚ and it does not exist in a vacuum. In fact‚ a child’s attachment style has long-term impacts on how a child will one day interact with friends and even their romantic partners one day (Berger‚ 2014). In light of the significance of a child’s attachment style‚ it would seem wise to intentionally protect and nurture healthy styles of attachment. Research shows more children have healthy attachment styles
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Attachment Theories and Parenting Styles Humans are social beings and need to be with others and form relationships but our relationship behaviors do not "come naturally" and they need to be learned similar to other social skills (Schneider‚ Gruman & Coutts‚ 2005‚ p.77). Many psychologists argue that the kind of relationships infants have with their primary caregivers is the blueprint for the later life relationships (Schneider‚ Gruman & Coutts‚ 2005). Behaviors in adult relationships’ are influenced
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Attachment styles may enhance or worsen children’s sensitivity to internal states first within attachment partners and subsequently within others (Ontai and Thompson‚ 2008). A secure attachment style is established by a secure base provided by the primary caregiver (Brobreg‚ 2000). The most important task of the first year of human life is the creation of a secure attachment bond of emotional communication between the infant and the primary caregiver (Schore and Schore‚ 2007). According to Schore
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