Are attachment styles more than a social media trend?
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Are attachment styles more than a social media trend?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 12, 202617 min
  • Interview
  • Relationships & psychology

In the past few years, the idea of attachment styles has taken off, both online and in therapy offices. It’s gone from a niche psychological concept to a shorthand to describe how we show up in relationships. Here’s a crash course: Anxious attachment is when you seek constant reassurance. Avoidant attachment is when you flee when someone tries to get close. Fearful-avoidant, also called disorganized, is some combination of the two. And secure attachment is a more regulated approach to relationship stress. But where does your attachment style come from? Do you have more than one...

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Hey, it's Flora, and you're listening to Science Friday. In the past few years, this idea of attachment styles has really taken off both online and in therapy sessions. It's gone from this kind of niche psychological concept to a memified shorthand that describes

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how we act in relationships. And if you've never heard of attachment styles, here is the short crash course. There's anxious attachment, which can mean seeking constant reassurance, avoidant attachment, fleeing when someone tries to get close, fearful avoidant attachment, also called disorganized.

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And that's some combination of the two you just heard. And then there's secure attachment, which is what it sounds like. But just how much science backs up this framework and what are attachment influencers getting wrong?

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