It is a lasting interpersonal emotion across time and space. Attachment in developmental psychology usually refers to a strong emotional bond that develops between an infant and an adult (parent or important guardian).
Attachment Figure
Parents are usually the first figure for attachment to infants, but other reliable, long-term caregivers may also be involved. Trustworthy attachment figures can provide children with a sense of security, while long-term separation from an attachment figure leads to stress and confusion in infants. An attachment figure is the source of self-confidence and a sense of security of the individual in the exploration and control of the environment and the haven to shelter the individual from pressure or danger, and can help the individual to make self-adjustments in difficult or anxious situations. As an unconscious internal working mode, the attachment relationship formed between infants, and their attachment figures not only influences the way individuals...
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Shaffer DR, Kipp K (2020) Developmental psychology: childhood and adolescence, 9th edn. Cengage Learning, Boston
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Zhengyan, W., **aoyi, F. (2024). Attachment. In: The ECPH Encyclopedia of Psychology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6000-2_702-1
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