Attachment theory (Bowlby, 1969/1982, 1973) has been extremely successful at stimulating
research on the formation and quality of emotional bonds and the complex interplay�…

Attachment theory has been extremely successful at stimulating research on the formation
and quality of emotional bonds between relationship partners and on the complex interplay�…

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�…

The past two decades have seen a rapid increase in the application of attachment theory to
adult close relationships. Social, developmental, and clinical psychologists have made�…

Some of the most emotionally powerful experiences result from the development,
maintenance, and disruption of attachment relationships. In this article, I review several�…

In the present chapter, we summarize our model of attachment system activation and
dynamics in adulthood—a model based on what we call" adult attachment theory" and the�…

We begin this chapter with an overview of attachment theory, including the main tenets of
Bowlby's (1969) original theory as well as later extensions to adult romantic relationships�…

Because there has been relatively little communication and cross-fertilization between the
two major lines of research on adult attachment, one based on coded narrative assessments�…

" The volume reviews the foundations of attachment theory and traces how the study of
adolescents and adults has enriched Bowlby and Ainsworth's original ideas. Measures of�…

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�…