Sentences with phrase «avoidant attachment style find»

People with avoidant attachment style find it difficult to listen empathetically to thoughts and feelings of those they are close to.

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Specific associations of avoidant attachment style (angry — dismissive or withdrawn) with antenatal disorder, and anxious style (enmeshed or fearful) with postnatal disorder were found.

A recent study found that men who sext frequently have more avoidant attachment styles than other men, meaning that they are not as likely to enter intimate relationships because of fear or mistrust in others.4 His premature sexting might be a cue that he was not interested or capable of intimacy.

In a study co-authored by pioneering attachment researchers Mario Mikulincer and Phil Shaver, they found that in small - group settings (e.g., the workplace environment), avoidant attachment was associated with a «self - reliant» leadership style (a reluctance to rely on others for help / support and desire for less collaborative, more independent work).

Feeney and Noller (1990) also found the anxious attachment style was related to Mania and furthermore that the avoidant style was related to Ludus.

The ASQ includes five scales: (1) ASQ - F1, «Confidence in relationships»; higher scores in this subscale indicate a secure attachment (e.g., «I find it relatively easy to get close to other people»); (2) ASQ - F2, «Need for approval» denotes both worried and fearful aspects of attachment, characterized by an individual's need for others» approval and acceptance (e.g., «It's important for me to avoid doing things that others won't like»); (3) ASQ - F3: the subjects» anxious behavior in searching for others, motivated by the necessity to fulfill dependency needs, is depicted by the subscale «Preoccupation with relationships»; it represents a central topic in the conceptualization of anxious / ambivalent attachment (e.g., «It's very important for me to have a close relationship»); (4) ASQ - F4, «Discomfort with closeness» reflects an avoidant attachment (e.g., «I prefer to keep to myself»), and (5) ASQ - F5 «Relationships as secondary» is typical of a dismissive style, in which subjects tend to emphasize achievements and independence, in order to protect themselves against hurt and vulnerability (e.g., «To ask for help is to admit that you're a failure»).

Ambivalent attachment style was found in 42.9 % of the patients, while 36.9 % of the children were classified in the avoidant group.

Additionally, a person with an avoidant or dismissive style of attachment can find it difficult to trust others completely and to become intimate with others.