The way we connect with others as adults is often shaped by our earliest experiences with caregivers. From birth, a child seeks comfort, security and love, forming attachments that become the ...

Our most developmentally important relationships begin in our formative years and come from our teachers, mentors, friends, and our parents or parental figures. How we connect with others is, in some ...

Attachment theory stands as one of the most influential frameworks for understanding human relationships. This theory examines how our earliest bonds with caregivers create emotional templates that ...

Childhood experiences shape who you are in ways you might not even realize. The way you handle your relationships as an adult, for instance, can subtly carry traces of past traumas. If you’ve ever ...

Women who lost a parent early in life may be more likely to experience separation anxiety with romantic partners during adulthood, according to a study published in Stress and Health. In addition to ...

Childhood experiences shape who you are in ways you might not even realize. The way you handle your relationships as an adult, for instance, can subtly carry traces of past traumas. If you’ve ever ...

The way we connect with others isn’t random – it’s shaped by patterns formed early in our lives. Attachment styles are the invisible blueprints that guide how we build relationships, express emotions, ...

In a recent article, to be published in the February 2019 edition of Current Opinion in Psychology, Lisa Diamond of the University of Utah summarizes the research on how physical separation and ...