15. Understanding Attachment Styles

John Bowlby’s attachment theory suggests that humans are born with a need to form a close emotional bond. For gay men, social stressors, such as discrimination and rejection, can negatively impact their attachment system and result in unhealthy romantic attachments.

In this episode, we take a look at the four distinct attachment styles and their respective characteristics so we can better understand our own attachment patterns.

Additional Resources:

• Attachment Theory
• Romantic Love Conceptualized as an Attachment Process
• Love and Work: An Attachment-Theoretical Perspective
• The Different Types of Attachment Styles
• The Integrated Attachment and Sexual Minority Stress Model: Understanding the Role of Adult Attachment in the Health and Well-being of Sexual Minority Men
• Gay Males’ Intimate Relationship Quality: The Roles of Attachment Security, Gay Identity, Social Support, and Income
• Shame, Internalized Homophobia, Identity Formation, Attachment Style, and the Connection to Relationship Status in Gay Men
• Attachment and Relationship Satisfaction Among Gay Men: The Mediating Role of Well-Being
• Volitional Change in Adult Attachment: Can People Who Want to Become Less Anxious and Avoidant Move Closer Towards Realizing those Goals?
• How to Cope with an Insecure Attachment Type
• What's Your Attachment Style? Take This Quiz to Find Out

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