The secure attachment style is the most common type of attachment in western society. Research suggests<\/a> that around 66% of the US population is securely attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n People who have developed this type of attachment are self-contented, social, warm, and easy to connect to. They are aware of and able to express their feelings. They also tend to build deep, meaningful, and long-lasting relationships, all key\u00a0signs of secure attachment<\/a>\u00a0in adult relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adults with secure attachment are even well-liked in the workplace<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Parents who want to raise securely attached children might benefit from researching the topic and resolving their own attachment issues, if such exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We will cover the most common questions around secure attachment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n People often joke that if you go to a therapist, you will be \u2018questioned\u2019 about your childhood. While not always, it definitely is true if you are visiting a therapist for relationship issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why? The answer lies in attachment theory<\/a>, which dates back to the 1950\u2019s. According to psychiatrist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby<\/a>, our early relationships with our parents (or caregivers) shape the way we perceive and act in relationships throughout our lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n So, how does this work? As infants\/children, we are dependent on our parents or primary caregivers. We need them for survival, so we have no other option than to attach to them and trust that they will take good care of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In most cases, parents will do their best to satisfy all our needs and provide us with a warm and nurturing environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If they are attuned and responsive to our needs, we are able to build a secure and stable relationship with them, and consequently, a secure attachment style<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yet, if they are not, or if we perceive that our needs are not met, we are likely to develop one of the three attachment styles<\/a> categorized as insecure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
What is attachment theory?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The three insecure attachment styles are<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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What causes insecure attachment?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n