Anxious-preoccupied attachment
Anxious-preoccupied attachment is a form of attachment with a strong wish for intimacy, a fear of being ignored, and the constant need for reassurance.[1] Those with anxious-preoccupied attachment tend to be sensitive to emotional cues and external pain.[2]
Causes
[change | change source]Psychologists believe that such attachment is caused by the increased activation of a person's amygdala during social appraisal tasks,[2] making him or her more likely to project his or her "actual self" onto others.[2]
Research
[change | change source]Research found that younger adults had higher levels of anxious-preoccupied attachment than older adults.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "What Is the Anxious Preoccupied Attachment Style and What Causes It?". The Attachment Project. March 20, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
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- Ainsworth, M. D. S. (1992). A consideration of social referencing in the context of attachment theory and research. In S. Feinman (Ed.), Social referencing and the social construction of reality (pp. 349–367). New York: Plenum.
- Van Buren, Amy; Cooley, Eileen L. (2002). "Attachment Styles, View of Self and Negative Affect". North American Journal of Psychology. 4 (3): 417–430. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
- Levy, Kenneth N.; Ellison, William D.; Scott, Lori N.; Bernecker, Samantha L. (November 24, 2010). "Attachment style". Journal of Clinical Psychology. 67 (2): 193–203. doi:10.1002/jclp.20756. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
- Campbell, Lorne; Marshall, Tara (February 7, 2011). "Anxious Attachment and Relationship Processes: An Interactionist Perspective". Journal of Personality: 1219–1249. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00723.x. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
- Katz, Michael; Ziv-Beiman, Sharon; Rokah, Nurit; Hilsenroth, Mark (2022). "Crying in psychotherapy among Israeli patients and its relation to the working alliance, therapeutic change and attachment style". Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 22 (2): 439–457. doi:10.1002/capr.12458. ISSN 1746-1405.
- ↑ Segal, Daniel L.; Needham, Tracy N.; Coolidge, Frederick L. (2009-09-01). "Age Differences in Attachment Orientations among Younger and Older Adults: Evidence from Two Self-Report Measures of Attachment". The International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 69 (2): 119–132. doi:10.2190/AG.69.2.c. ISSN 0091-4150. PMID 19960862.
