Punch’s attachment to his plushie isn’t just the subject of a heart-wrenching video. It harks back to the story of a very famous set of 1950s psychology experiments.
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The way someone forms emotional bonds with their caregivers as a child can increase the risk they’ll be violent to a partner later in life. But other factors play an important role.
New analysis finds vulnerable narcissism is consistently linked to insecure attachment styles.
The quality of a child’s attachments to caregivers influences healthy development. And most kids with difficult temperaments do form secure attachments with their parents.
Psychologists have long focused on the importance of a secure attachment with a mother for healthy child development. A new look supports the value of attachment – but it doesn’t have to be with mom.
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Professor of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, Long Island University Post
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Psychology, University of Sydney
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Professor of Psychology, UNSW