Hierarchic regressions indicated that parental promotion of autonomy with children with temperamental emotionality predicted anxious attachment, while parental restriction of autonomy with children with high levels of temperamental activity
predicted avoidant attachment.
Not exact matches
Duration of breastfeeding was not related to the risk of insecure -
avoidant or insecure - resistant versus secure
attachment classification, but longer duration of breastfeeding
predicted a lower risk of disorganized versus secure
attachment classification (n = 151; odds ratio [OR] = 0.81, 95 % CI 0.66 to 0.99, p =.04).
In particular, a high number of family adversity factors and maternal depression significantly
predicted long - term failure, and maternal insecure -
avoidant attachment attitude showed a trend in this direction.
The results revealed that
avoidant and anxious
attachment styles had significant and positive relationship with dysfunctional social problem solving, and had significant and negative relationship with functional social problem solving skills; and birth order significantly
predicted dysfunctional social problem solving.
Although being high in
attachment avoidance or anxiety may
predict worse health, newer work by Beck and colleagues (2013) suggests that it's the combination of
attachment styles within a relationship that matter most.5 Specifically, the researchers explored whether a poor fit in
attachment styles, such as an anxious -
avoidant pair like Anna and Elsa, can potentially affect aspects of physical health.
Across the wide range of studies examined, researchers found that the longer a relationship lasts, the more strongly a person's insecure
attachment (especially
avoidant attachment)
predicts dissatisfaction.
Furthermore, prospective, longitudinal research has demonstrated that disorganized and
avoidant attachment in early childhood, as well as age of onset, chronicity, and the severity of abuse all
predicted dissociation in various developmental stages, up to late adolescence (Ogawa et al., 1997).
In terms of
attachment styles, the insecure anxious style is expected to positively
predict Mania, and the
avoidant style to positively
predict Ludus.
Among rejected partners, anxious
attachment positively
predicted pursuit behaviors; and, among disengagers,
avoidant attachment negatively
predicted being the target of aggressive behaviors.
Infant response in the still - face paradigm at 6 months
predicts avoidant and secure
attachment at 12 months