Attachment Theory of Hazan and Shaver

Q1. Explain the consequences of childhood attachment for adult romantic relationships.

Ans: In the early 1990s, researchers Cindy Hazan and Phillip Shaver extended classic theory and research on attachment between children and their care-givers (developed by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth) to adult romantic relationships. In particular, these researchers noticed that interactions between adult romantic partners shared similarities to interactions between children and caregivers, including a desire to be close to each other, a feeling of comfort when their partners are present, and a tendency to use partners as a secure base when encountering various surprises, threats, ...