Adult Attachment: Decoding Your Relational Blueprint The study of adult attachment development is fundamentally rooted in the groundbreaking work of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. Their research ini
Foundational Theories of Attachment The study of adult attachment development is fundamentally rooted in the groundbreaking work of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, whose theories initially focused exclusively on the infant-caregiver bond. Bowlby proposed that humans possess an innate, biologically driven system—the attachment behavioral system—designed to ensure proximity to a primary caregiver, thereby maximizing survival. […]