Due to a childhood filled with emotional neglect, absentee parenting, emotional abuse, or domestic violence, you may have developed an insecure avoidant attachment style. If so, then you may have ...

A new analysis of psychological data suggests that manipulative personality traits may stem from deep-seated insecurities ...

Avoidant, or insecure-avoidant Avoidant attachment develops in children who do not experience sensitive responses from a parent or caregiver to their needs or distress. Children with avoidant ...

Here are five clear lessons about closeness, distance, fear, repair and growth, the five crucial building blocks of ...

Some couples can’t get enough — or too much — of each other. Here’s why, according to the anxious–avoidant push-pull of ...

A new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology explains how simple acts of love and affection can accumulate to make your romantic relationship a more secure place for your ...

Attachment represents one of the most fundamental psychological frameworks influencing human relationships throughout the lifespan. This powerful behavioral system begins forming during infancy ...

Are all single people insecure? When we think about people who have been single for a long time, we may assume it’s because single people have insecurities that make it difficult for them to find a ...