Along with colleagues, I have written about the robust scholarly literature showing the many ways in which
childhood attachment insecurities last into adulthood and impair romantic relationship development and security.
Not exact matches
Potential explanations for the association between maternal PDS and
childhood aggression include poor parenting styles (e.g., unsatisfactory breastfeeding and undesirable sleep practices) and maternal
attachment insecurity for their infants (Field, 2010; Jones, Cassidy, & Shaver, 2015; Murray & Cooper, 1997).
According to scholars of
attachment theory, the
insecurity and distance of these children with their caregivers since
childhood is one the factors which are able to predict psychological well - being problems such as anxiety, depression, hyperactivity and behaviour disorders [17].
Briefly, researchers think of adult
attachment as a tendency to approach relationships in a particular way, primarily based on experiences with
childhood caregivers.2 Usually, researchers view
attachment in terms of the degree and kind of
insecurity (avoidance or anxiety) a person might have (see our earlier work for a full review of how
attachment styles play out in relationships).
Childhood Adversity and Hazardous Drinking: The Mediating Role of
Attachment Insecurity.