A new analysis of psychological data suggests that manipulative personality traits may stem from deep-seated insecurities ...

How you interact with people as an adult can depend on the important relationships you had when you were young. If you didn’t get the support, care, love, and comfort you needed during childhood, you ...

The pop girls are not practicing secure relationship behaviors. And that’s according to science. A 2024 study from the Psychology of Music found that 86 percent of popular music depicts insecure ...

Welcome back to the second part of my series on disorganized attachment. In the first article, I explored how children with anxious, avoidant, and secure attachment styles each have predictable ...

Healthy bonds between parents and their children are crucial for the emotional wellness of both parties, especially the latter. The way a child connects with their parents informs the nature of their ...

In the past few years, attachment theory has become central to most conversations about relationships, and for good reason: attachment theory can help make sense of relationships. It answers the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The rise of therapy-speak has paved the way for attachment styles to become a mainstay in daily ...

Recent psychological research has transformed our understanding of human relationships, revealing how early childhood experiences shape our ability to form and maintain meaningful connections ...

Forget bad interviews or office politics—the biggest threat to your next promotion might have formed in childhood, long before you started working. Psychologists warn that your attachment style can ...