Like other writers, she notes that complex trauma in childhood is particularly disruptive of later relationships because of its negative effects on emotional, cognitive, and psychological development. (scirp.org)
This survival value is further increased because attachment has implications for later relationship formation which will ultimately promote successful reproduction. (simplypsychology.org)
This is because the experience a person has with their caregiver in childhood would lead to the expectation of the same experiences in later relationships. (simplypsychology.org)