The phrase
"insecure style" refers to a way of thinking or behaving that lacks confidence and self-assurance.
Full definition
However, there is wide inconsistency shown in the type
of insecure style most highly associated.
The therapeutic relationship, if done well, can be a healing source for
such insecure styles of attachment.
Emotional needs were either ignored or belittled, or the child was made to feel unlovable or lacking
develop insecure styles of attachment which are either anxious or avoidant.
Those with
more insecure styles (e.g., avoidant of relationships, or are anxious when in them) had more negative content.4 My past break - ups were pretty traumatic, and I know I have been avoidant of relationships over the years due to the desire to avoid the pain of seemingly inevitable loss, so this attachment theory perspective seems pretty spot on for me.
These are somewhat self - explanatory, but the gist of it is that those who feel insecure in their relationships usually employ one of two
different insecure styles — anxious or avoidant.
With regard to the type
of insecure style, 5.6 % exhibited an enmeshed style (0.9 % highly and 4.7 % mildly enmeshed), 15.9 % a fearful style (3.3 % highly and 12.6 % mildly fearful), 6.5 % an angry - dismissive style (2.3 % highly and 4.2 % mildly angry - dismissive), and 14.5 % a withdrawn style (0.9 % highly and 13.6 % mildly withdrawn).
One of the most widely recognized models of adult attachment is the Bartholomew and Horowitz (1991) model, laying out at its core, secure and
insecure styles.
The Anxious, Avoidant and Fearful - Avoidant are
all insecure styles but manifest that insecurity differently.
This is because both styles are
insecure styles and are reactive to the anxiety each experience about closeness and connection.
If you are
an insecure style (and you choose someone with an insecure style), you will continually be triggered and never feel safe or secure in your relationship.
Results The presence of
any insecure style was significantly related to 12 - month depression.
This is because both styles are
insecure styles and are reactive to the anxiety each face with closeness and connection.
The attachment profile encompasses the specific attachment style, including one secure, two anxious (enmeshed and fearful), and two avoidant (withdrawn and angry - dismissive) styles, as well as the degree to which
the insecure styles are dysfunctional along a continuum of severity.
For the present study, four attachment - style variables representing the levels of insecurity (i.e., markedly, moderately, or mildly insecure) of each of the four
insecure styles were used for analyses.
In terms of the prevalence of the attachment styles, 57.5 % of the participants exhibited a secure attachment style, 35.0 % a mildly
insecure style, and 7.5 % a highly insecure style.
Secure participants were more satisfied in their relationships than
the insecure styles of attachment.