¿Eres evitativo? ¿Ansioso? ¿Seguro? La forma en que hablamos del apego últimamente lo hace sonar como una condena o como si fueras un tipo de persona fija, determinada desde la infancia, sin mucho que hacer al respecto, pero la evidencia dice otra cosa. En el episodio de hoy sale la Thay psicóloga a flote y hablamos sobre el apego desde una perspectiva más amplia y actualizada y lo que la investigación muestra sobre la capacidad real de cambio. ★Encuéntrame en: Instagram: @thayricadena Substack: La Dicha de Thayri Cadena. YouTube: Thayri Cadena 📚 Referencias del episodio Si no puedes acceder a algún estudio directamente, búscalo en Google Scholar o ResearchGate (casi todos tienen versión gratuita disponible) Chopik, W. J., Weidmann, R., & Oh, J. (2024). Attachment and close relationships across the lifespan. Annual Review of Developmental Psychology. Chopik, W. J., Edelstein, R. S., & Fraley, R. C. (2019). From the cradle to the grave: Age differences in attachment from early adulthood to old age. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 118(6), 1138–1159. Fraley, R. C., Hudson, N. W., Heffernan, M. E., & Segal, N. (2015). Are adult attachment styles categorical or dimensional? A taxometric analysis of general and relationship-specific attachment orientations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 109(2), 354–368. Fraley, R. C., Gillath, O., & Deboeck, P. R. (2021). Do life events lead to enduring changes in adult attachment styles? A naturalistic longitudinal investigation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 120(6), 1567–1606. Fraley, R. C., & Hudson, N. W. (2017). The development of attachment styles. In J. Specht (Ed.), Personality development across the lifespan. Academic Press. Gibson, L., & Chopik, W. J. (2026). Attachment and event appraisal. Journal of Research in Personality. Gillath, O., Karantzas, G. C., & Selcuk, E. (2022). A net of friends: Investigating friendship by integrating attachment theory and social network analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Hudson, N. W., Chopik, W. J., & Briley, D. A. (2020). Volitional change in adult attachment: Can people who want to become less anxious or avoidant move in the desired direction? Royal Society Open Science, 7(6). Hudson, N. W., & Fraley, R. C. (2018). Moving toward greater security: The effects of repeatedly priming attachment security and anxiety. Journal of Research in Personality, 74, 147–157. Levy, K. N., Meehan, K. B., Kelly, K. M., Reynoso, J. S., Weber, M., Clarkin, J. F., & Kernberg, O. F. (2006). Change in attachment patterns and reflective function in a randomized control trial of transference-focused psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(6), 1027–1040. Pinquart, M., Feußner, C., & Ahnert, L. (2013). Meta-analytic evidence for stability in attachments from infancy to early adulthood. Attachment & Human Development, 15(2), 189–218. Wiebe, S. A., Johnson, S. M., Lafontaine, M. F., Burgess Moser, M., Dalgleish, T. L., & Tasca, G. A. (2017). Two-year follow-up outcomes in emotionally focused couple therapy: An investigation of relationship satisfaction and attachment trajectories. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 43(2), 227–244.
