Major Movements in PsychologyAttachment Theory |
Does a parent’s attachment style necessarily translate into a child’s attachment style? |
There is a strong relationship between security of attachment in parents and security of attachment in their children. Secure adults are more likely to raise secure children and insecure adults are more likely to raise insecure children. However, the type of insecure attachment in adults is less strongly correlated with the type of insecure attachment in their children. Some dismissing mothers may have resistant children and some preoccupied mothers may have dismissing children.